Proverbs 15:7

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Summary

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Lips

The heart

Proverbs 10:20

Matthew 12:34

James 3:6

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

Lips

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.

My mouth shall speak daily of thy righteousness and salvation; for I know no end thereof.

I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world;

With my lips will I be telling out all the judgments of thy mouth.

The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; yea, milk and honey is under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of frankincense.

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the housetops.

And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.

And he said unto them, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all creatures:

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, "Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

But how shall they call on him, on whom they believed not? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without a preacher?

For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient, with word and deed,

Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.

And what things thou hast heard of me, many bearing witness, the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach others.

The heart

An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth.

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.

General references

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.