Verse 12
The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
- Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witnesse, & wondred at ye gratious wordes whiche proceaded out of his mouth. And they sayde, is not this Iosephes sonne?
- Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth, but that whiche is good to edifie withal, as oft as neede is, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
- Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speache be alway in grace, powdered with salt, to knowe howe ye ought to aunswere euery man.
- Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:
- Prov 15:23 : 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
- Prov 16:21-24 : 21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng. 22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse. 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
- Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule. 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.
- Prov 19:5 : 5 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape.
- Prov 22:11 : 11 Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende.
- Prov 22:17-18 : 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine: 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
- Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
- Prov 26:9 : 9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
- Prov 31:26 : 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.
- Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.
- 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thyne owne head: For thyne owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slayne the lordes annoynted.
- 1 Kgs 20:40-42 : 40 And as thy seruaunt had here & there to do, he was gone. And the king of Israel sayde vnto him: Euen so shall thy iudgement be, as thou hast defined it thy selfe. 41 And he hasted, & toke the ashes away from his face, and the king of Israel knewe him, that he was of ye prophetes. 42 And he sayde vnto him, Thus sayth the Lorde: Because thou hast let go out of thy hande a man that is in my curse, thy lyfe shall go for his lyfe, and thy people for his people.
- Job 4:3-4 : 3 Beholde, thou hast ben an instructer of many, & hast strenghtned the weery handes: 4 Thy wordes haue set vp him that was falling, thou hast refreshed the weake knees.
- Job 16:5 : 5 I shoulde comfort you with my mouth, & releasse your paine with the talking of my lippes.
- Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.
- Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I haue declared thy righteousnes in a great congregatio: lo I wil not refraine my lippes O God thou knowest it. 10 I haue not hyd thy ryghteousnesse within my heart: my talkyng hath ben of thy trueth and of thy saluation. I haue not concealed thy louyng mercie and trueth: from the great congregation.
- Ps 64:8 : 8 Yea they shall cause their owne tongues to be a meanes for to destroy the selues: insomuch that who so seeth them, shal desire to flee away from them
- Ps 71:15-18 : 15 My mouth shall dayly speake of thy ryghteousnesse and saluation: for I knowe no ende therof. 16 I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God: and I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse. 17 Thou O God hast taught me from my youth: and hytherto I can well declare thy wonderous workes. 18 Wherfore whylest I am olde and am gray headed: O Lorde forsake me not, vntyll I haue shewed thy arme vnto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.
- Ps 140:9 : 9 Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him: who is head of them that compasse me about.
- Prov 10:8 : 8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
- Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
- Prov 10:13-14 : 13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe. 14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
- Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught. 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
- Prov 10:31-32 : 31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out. 32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.
- Prov 12:13-14 : 13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill. 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.