Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied;
He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
²² He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

Proverbs 10:19-21

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins souls.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.

Proverbs 13:2-3

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

Proverbs 18:4-7

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

Isaiah 57:19

Creating the praise of the lips.
Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”

Romans 10:14-15

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,