1Ki 3:23-28, Pro 15:2, 16:23, Ecc 5:2, 6, 1Pe 3:15 | ESV | STEP | Then the king said , The one says , This is my son that is alive , and your son is dead ; and the other says , No ; but your son is dead , and my son is the living one.

1 Kings 3:23-28

23 Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’” 24 And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought before the king. 25 And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.” 26 Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because ^aher heart yearned for her son, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.” But the other said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.” 27 Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; she is his mother.” 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that ^bthe wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

Proverbs 15:2

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but ^cthe mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 16:23

23 ^dThe heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

2 ^{▼▼Ch 5:1 in Hebrew} Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore ^flet your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

6 Let not your mouth lead you ^{▼▼Hebrew your flesh} into sin, and do not say before ^hthe messenger ^{▼▼Or angel} that it was ^ja mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

1 Peter 3:15

15 but ^kin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^lalways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^mrespect,