Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Tongue
Poureth
General references
Bible References
Tongue
Proverbs 15:23
An appropriate answer brings joy to a person, and a well-timed word is a good thing.
Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.
Proverbs 13:16
Every sensible person acts from knowledge, but a fool demonstrates folly.
Proverbs 16:23
A wise person's thoughts control his words, and his speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 25:11
Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.
Psalm 45:1
My heart is overflowing with good news; I speak what I have composed to the king; my tongue is like the pen of an articulate scribe.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.
Isaiah 50:4
"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.
Poureth
Psalm 59:7
Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"
General references
Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning even fools know this.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.
Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.