Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Genesis 6:5

Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

The Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

Proverbs 8:19

“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than choicest silver.

Proverbs 15:4

A soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 25:11-12

Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

Jeremiah 17:9

“The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?

Matthew 12:34-35

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 10:20

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Tongue

Matthew 12:35

General references

Proverbs 8:10

Bible References