Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ From the fruit of a person's mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied. ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit. ²² The one who finds a wife finds what is enjoyable, and receives a pleasurable gift from the Lord.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

Proverbs 10:19-21

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

Proverbs 10:31

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:2-3

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

Proverbs 18:4-7

The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.

Isaiah 57:19

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby," says the Lord, "and I will heal them.

Romans 10:14-15

How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.

2 Peter 2:18

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.