Proverbs 10:11

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

¹⁰ He who winks the eye causes trouble,
And a babbling fool will be ruined.
¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

Fountain of Life

Mouth of the Wicked

Righteous Man

Righteous One

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn aside from the snares of death.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

Psalm 37:30-31

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 107:42

The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

Proverbs 10:20-21

The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

Proverbs 16:22-24

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;
But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Matthew 12:34-37

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

James 3:5-8

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!