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Proverbs On The Words That We Speak
Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 18, 2024 (message contributor)
PROVERBS ON
WORDS THAT WE SPEAK
The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord.
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"Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11).
"The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs 10:14).
"He that hides hatred is of lying lips" (Proverbs 10:18).
"He that utters a slander is a fool" (Proverbs 10:18).
"The perverse tongue shall be cut off" (Proverbs 10:31).
"The mouth of the wicked speaks perverseness" (Proverbs 10:32).
"The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood" (Proverbs 12:6).
"In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man" (Proverbs 12:13).
"A false witness, deceit" (Proverbs 12:17).
"A lying tongue is but for a moment" (Proverbs 12:19).
"Lying lips are an abomination to God" (Prov. 12:22).
"The heart of fools proclaims foolishness" (Proverbs 12:23).
"He that opens wide his lips shall have destruction" (Proverbs 13:3).
"A righteous man hates lying" (Proverbs 13:5).
"In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride" (Proverbs 14:3).
"A grievous word stirs up anger" (Proverbs 15:1).
"The mouth of fools pours out folly" (Proverbs 15:2).
"Perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit" (Proverbs 15:4).
"The mouth of fools feeds on folly" (Proverbs 15:14).
"The mouth of the wicked pours out evil things" (Proverbs 15:28).
"A worthless man devises mischief; and in his lips there is as a scorching fire" (Proverbs 16:27).
"A gossip separates chief friends" (Proverbs 16:28).
"An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips" (Proverbs 17:4).
"A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue" (Proverbs 17:4).
"He that harps on a matter separates chief friends" (Proverbs 17:9).
"A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul" (Proverbs 18:7).
"The words of a gossip are as dainty morsels and they go down into the innermost parts" (Proverbs 18:8).
"He that gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame unto him" (Proverbs 18:13).
"A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth" (Proverbs 18:20).
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21).
"Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool" (Proverbs 19:1).
"A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that utters lies shall not escape" (Proverbs 19:5).
"A poor man is better than a liar" (Proverbs 19:22).
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