Proverbs 18:21

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Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its 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,

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Summary

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Death

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Proverbs 10:19

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Isaiah 57:19

General references

Deuteronomy 22:14

Proverbs 21:23

Bible References

Death

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;

The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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,

And

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

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

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.”

General references

and charges her with shameful deeds and publicly defames her, and says, ‘I took this woman, but when I came near her, I did not find her a virgin,’

He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
Guards his soul from troubles.