Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. ²² Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech 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 wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:2-3

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.

Proverbs 18:4-7

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by 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, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.

Romans 10:14-15

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

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Peter 2:18

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;