Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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Bible References
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Ecclesiastes 12:10
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly--words of truth.
Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.
Titus 2:8
sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
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Matthew 15:18
But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.