A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

Every prudent one acts with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an attentive ear.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Shoshannim. For the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of the beloved.] i0 par My heart has been stirred over a good matter; I speak of my works regarding the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

The words of his mouth begin with foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

The Lord Jehovah has given Me the tongue of the learned, to know how to speak a word in season to the weary. He wakens morning by morning, He wakens the ear to hear as the learned.

Behold, they belch with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, Who hears?