'Appropriate' in the Bible
The lips of the righteous know what is appropriate,but the mouth of the wicked, only what is perverse. >
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
A person's anxiety weighs down his heart, but an appropriate word is encouraging.
An appropriate answer brings joy to a person, and a well-timed word is a good thing.
Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
Condemnation is appropriate for mockers, just as beatings are for the backs of fools.
Train a child in the way appropriate for him, and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it.
The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
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