Proverbs 15:4
¶ A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life: but perverseness therein [is] a breach in the spirit.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 3:18 : 18 She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
- Prov 12:18 : 18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
- Prov 16:24 : 24 ¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Prov 18:8 : 8 ¶ The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Prov 18:14 : 14 ¶ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
- Gen 3:22-24 : 22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
- Ps 52:2-4 : 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
- Ps 109:22 : 22 For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
- Mal 4:2 : 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
- 1 Tim 6:3 : 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
- Rev 2:7 : 7 ‹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.›
- Prov 26:22 : 22 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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- Prov 10:31-322 verses79%
31 ¶ The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
- Prov 15:1-33 verses78%
1 ¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
3 ¶ The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
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20 ¶ He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
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24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
- Prov 12:18-192 verses76%
18 ¶ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
19 ¶ The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
- Prov 18:20-212 verses76%
20 ¶ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 ¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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3 ¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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23 ¶ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
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11 ¶ The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
- Prov 13:2-32 verses74%
2 ¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
3 ¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Prov 10:19-202 verses74%
19 ¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.
20 ¶ The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.
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15 ¶ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
- Jas 3:5-62 verses74%
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
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.
- Prov 16:23-242 verses74%
23 ¶ The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
24 ¶ Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
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4 ¶ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
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8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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28 ¶ A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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30 ¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
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7 ¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
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4 ¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
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30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
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1 ¶ The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.
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12 ¶ The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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14 Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:
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19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
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23 ¶ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
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5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
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10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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13 ¶ A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.
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10 ¶ A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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21 ¶ The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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17 ‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.›
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7 A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
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11 ¶ A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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14 ¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
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22 For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.