Proverbs 10:31

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The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.
  • Ps 63:11 : 11 They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; they will become the portion for jackals.
  • Ps 120:3-4 : 3 What will He give you, and what more will He do to you, deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Prov 10:32
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    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 10:19-21
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    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

    21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 15:4
    79%

    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 8:6-8
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    6Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.

    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none of them are twisted or perverse.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Prov 12:18-19
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    18There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

    19Truthful speech endures forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.

  • Prov 12:6
    77%

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    76%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

  • Ps 12:3
    76%

    3Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

  • Prov 15:7
    76%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 10:13-14
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    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Ps 10:7
    75%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Job 15:5
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    5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

    3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 11:9
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    9With his mouth, the godless destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge, the righteous are delivered.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • Prov 2:22
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    22But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

  • Job 33:3
    73%

    3My words come from an upright heart, and my lips speak with clarity.