Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 10:20
A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
Proverbs 10:21
A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
Proverbs 10:32
Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.
Proverbs 13:14
The teachings of the wise are a fountain of life; they will help you escape when your life is in danger.
Proverbs 15:7
Knowledge is spread by people who are wise, not by fools.
Proverbs 16:22-24
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Wisdom is a fountain of life to the wise, but trying to educate stupid people is a waste of time.
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Intelligent people think before they speak; what they say is then more persuasive.
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Kind words are like honey---sweet to the taste and good for your health.
Proverbs 18:4
A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
Proverbs 20:15
If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.
Psalm 37:30
The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.
Psalm 37:31
They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.
Ephesians 4:29
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
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Proverbs 10:6
Good people will receive blessings. The words of the wicked hide a violent nature.
Psalm 107:42
The righteous see this and are glad, but all the wicked are put to silence.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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They start out with silly talk and end up with pure madness.
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A fool talks on and on. No one knows what is going to happen next, and no one can tell us what will happen after we die.
Matthew 12:34-37
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You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
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A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.
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"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.
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Your words will be used to judge you---to declare you either innocent or guilty."
James 3:5-8
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So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!
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And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.
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We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures---wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.