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Proverbs 6:16These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven are abominations to His soul.Proverbs 6:17Eyes high—tongues false—And hands shedding innocent blood—Proverbs 6:18A heart devising thoughts of vanity—Feet hasting to run to evil—Proverbs 6:19A false witness who doth breathe out lies—And one sending forth contentions between brethren.Proverbs 8:13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.Proverbs 10:11A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.Proverbs 10:13In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.Proverbs 10:14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.Proverbs 10:19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!Proverbs 11:11By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.Proverbs 11:12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.Proverbs 11:13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.Proverbs 11:14Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.Proverbs 12:5The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked—deceit.Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are: ‘Lay wait for blood,’ And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.Proverbs 12:13In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man’s hands returneth to him.Proverbs 12:16The fool—in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.Proverbs 12:17Whoso uttereth faithfulness declareth righteousness, And a false witness—deceit.Proverbs 12:18A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment—a tongue of falsehood.Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.Proverbs 12:23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.Proverbs 13:3Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.Proverbs 14:25A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.Proverbs 15:4A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it—a breach in the spirit.Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.Proverbs 15:14The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.Proverbs 15:23Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season—how good!Proverbs 15:26An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.Proverbs 16:21To the wise in heart is called, ‘Intelligent,’ And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.Proverbs 16:22A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,Proverbs 16:24Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.Proverbs 16:27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips—as a burning fire.Proverbs 16:28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.Proverbs 17:4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.Proverbs 17:7Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.Proverbs 17:9Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.Proverbs 17:20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.Proverbs 17:27One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.Proverbs 17:28Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!Proverbs 18:4Deep waters are the words of a man’s mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.Proverbs 18:6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, And his lips are the snare of his soul.Proverbs 18:8The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.Proverbs 18:13Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.Proverbs 18:23With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.