Speaking
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Speaking’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Showing 25–48 of 169 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
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The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
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By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
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The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
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An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
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He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies. There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals. Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.
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He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
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The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
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A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
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A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
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An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
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He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
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One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.
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The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
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The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.