Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and with the product of his lips shall he be filled. ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
²² Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for edification, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

Colossians 4:6

Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Proverbs 10:19-21

In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.

Proverbs 13:2-3

Of the fruit of his mouth man shall eat well: but the soul of the transgressors shall starve.

Proverbs 18:4-7

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The words from the mouth of the wise man are grace, but the lips of the fool will swallow up himself.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many insubordinate and vain talkers and deceivers of souls, especially those of the circumcision,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

Isaiah 57:19

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off and to him that is near, said the LORD; and healed him.

Romans 10:14-15

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the one we are the savour of death unto death and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking arrogant words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from those who converse in error,