Proverbs 10:20-21

20The tongue of the righteous is achoice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for black of sense.

Proverbs 11:30

30The fruit of the righteous is ca tree of life,
and whoever dcaptures souls is wise.

Proverbs 15:7

7 eThe lips of the wise spread knowledge;
fnot so the hearts of fools.
Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast

Proverbs 16:20-24

20Whoever gives thought to the word
Or  to a matter
iwill discover good,
and blessed is he jwho trusts in the Lord.
21The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech kincreases persuasiveness.
22Good sense is la fountain of life to him who has it,
but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 mThe heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 nGracious words are like oa honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and phealth to the body.

Proverbs 18:4

4The words of a man’s mouth are qdeep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

Proverbs 22:17-18

Words of the Wise

17 rIncline your ear, and hear sthe words of the wise,
tand apply your heart to my knowledge,
18for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.

Ecclesiastes 12:9-11

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

9Besides being wise, uthe Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging vmany proverbs with great care. 10 wThe Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.

11 xThe words of the wise are like goads, and like ynails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are zgiven by aaone Shepherd.

Matthew 12:35

35 abThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
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