Proverbs 10:20

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

¹⁹ When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise. ²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value. ²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.

All Things

Righteous Man

With God

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

Genesis 8:21

When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, He said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, even though man’s inclination is evil from his youth. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.

Proverbs 15:4

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

Proverbs 23:7

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 25:11-12

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

Matthew 12:34-35

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.