Proverbs 15:28
"The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things."
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- 1 Peter 3:15
"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 5:2
"Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 29:11
"A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 16:23
"The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips."
Read in chapter → - James 3:6
"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 15:2
"The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 10:12
"The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 5:6
"Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 29:20
"Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 10:19
"In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise."
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