Pro 10:10, 14, 31, 18:6-7, Ecc 10:12, Jam 3:6-8 | ESV | STEP | Whoever winks the eye causes trouble , and a babbling fool will come to ruin .

Proverbs 10:10

10 Whoever ^awinks the eye causes trouble,
and a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:14

14 The wise ^blay up knowledge,
but ^cthe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 10:31

31 ^dThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Proverbs 18:6-7

6 A fool’s lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites ^ea beating.
7 ^fA fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth ^gwin him favor, ^{▼▼Or are gracious}
but ⁱthe lips of a fool consume him.

James 3:6-8

6 And ^jthe tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, ^kstaining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, ^{▼▼Or wheel of birth} and set on fire by hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, ⁿfull of deadly poison.