Proverbs 10:20

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

¹⁹ When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.

All Things

Righteous Man

With God

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.

Genesis 8:21

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.