For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.

So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.