TOPICAL BIBLE
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Proverbs 19:22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.Proverbs 19:28A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.Proverbs 21:23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.Proverbs 22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.Proverbs 24:2For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.Proverbs 24:6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.Proverbs 25:15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.Proverbs 25:23The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.Proverbs 26:4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.Proverbs 26:7The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:9As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.Proverbs 26:21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.Proverbs 26:22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.Proverbs 26:23Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.Proverbs 29:20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.Proverbs 30:10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.Proverbs 31:26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;Ecclesiastes 5:3For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.Ecclesiastes 5:7For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.Ecclesiastes 7:22for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.Ecclesiastes 9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.Ecclesiastes 10:11If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.Ecclesiastes 10:13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.Ecclesiastes 10:14A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?Ecclesiastes 10:20Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.Ecclesiastes 12:9And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.Isaiah 6:5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.Isaiah 32:6For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.Isaiah 32:7And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.Amos 5:13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.Zephaniah 3:13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.Zechariah 8:16These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;Matthew 5:22but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.Matthew 5:37But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.Matthew 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Matthew 12:35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.Matthew 12:36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.Luke 6:45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.Acts 23:5And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,Romans 1:30backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit: The poison of asps is under their lips:Romans 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.Ephesians 4:22that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;Ephesians 4:25Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: