Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy. ²¹ Death and life [are] in the {power} of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit. ²² He who finds a wife finds good, and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

Matthew 12:35-37

The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

Proverbs 10:19-21

In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a tongue of perversity will be cut off.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, and he who captures souls [is] wise.

Proverbs 12:13

By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:2-3

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.

Proverbs 18:4-7

Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The wise man [wins] favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many rebellious [people], idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue [is] a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire {the course of human existence}, being set on fire by hell.

Isaiah 57:19

creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near," says Yahweh, "and I will heal him.

Romans 10:14-15

How then will they call upon [him] in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe [in him] about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about [him] without one who preaches [to them]?

2 Corinthians 2:16

to those on the one hand an odor from death to death, [and] to those on the other hand a fragrance from life to life. And who [is] qualified for these [things]?

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore [it is] not a great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

2 Peter 2:18

{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,