Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 12:18 : 18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
- Prov 15:4 : 4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
- Prov 16:13 : 13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
- Prov 23:7 : 7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
- Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver. 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
- Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
- Matt 12:34-35 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth. 35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
- Gen 6:5 : 5 And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
- Gen 8:21 : 21 And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.
- Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
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- Prov 10:31-322 verses81%
31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
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30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
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21 The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
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11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
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28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
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19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
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2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
- Prov 15:6-72 verses74%
6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
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23 Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
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4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
- Prov 17:3-42 verses74%
3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.
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20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
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23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
- Prov 12:5-62 verses73%
5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
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6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
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13 In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
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11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
- Prov 8:6-72 verses72%
6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
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10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
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5 For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
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13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.
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5 Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
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2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
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4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
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23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
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23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
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8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
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1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
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2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
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18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
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6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.
7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
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14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
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21 The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
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14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
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16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
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12 Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;