Proverbs 10:11

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

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  • Prov 10:6 : 6 Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.
  • Prov 18:4 : 4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe. 13 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse. 14 A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
  • Matt 12:34-37 : 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 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. 36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment. 37 For of thy wordes, thou shalt be iustified: and of thy wordes, thou shalt be condemned.
  • 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.
  • 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 10:32 : 32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement. 31 The lawe of his God is in his heart: therfore his feete shall not slide.
  • Ps 107:42 : 42 The righteous will marke this and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
  • Prov 16:22-24 : 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.
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member also, & boasteth great thynges. Beholde how great a matter a litle fire kindleth. 6 And the tongue is fyre, euen a worlde of wickednesse. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fyre the course of nature, & it is set on fyre of hell. 7 All the natures of beastes, & of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thynges of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man: 8 But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euyll, full of deadly poyson.

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  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6 Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

    7 The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good report: but the name of the vngodly shall stincke.

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    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.

  • 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • 28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

    3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5 The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.

    6 The talkyng of the vngodly is howe they may lay wayte for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer the.

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    19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

    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.

  • 4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.

  • 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

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    12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

    13 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.

  • 26 A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled wel, and a spring that is corrupted.

  • 12 Hatred stirreth vp strifes: but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes.

  • 4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

  • Prov 11:9-11
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    9 The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered.

    10 When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mery: and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse.

    11 In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.

  • 10 He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • 7 For my mouth shall be talking of the trueth, and my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse.

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    12 The desire of the vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.

    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.

  • 7 His mouth is full of cursing, and of deceate, and of fraude: vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe.

  • 10 When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

  • 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

  • 14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • 23 The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.

  • 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse.

  • 3 In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • 23 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • 13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

  • 30 The fruite of the ryghteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.

  • 10 For he that doeth long after lyfe, and loueth to see good dayes, let hym refrayne his tongue from euyll, and his lippes, that they speake no guyle.

  • 10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.

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    17 A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.

    18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

  • 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • 18 Let the lying lippes be put to scilence: which speake against ye righteous greeuous thinges with disdaine & contempt.

  • 28 A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.

  • 20 A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

  • 11 A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.

  • 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.