oSee Acts 17:31
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 10:31
31 cThe mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 11:30
30The fruit of the righteous is da tree of life,and whoever ecaptures souls is wise.
Proverbs 18:4-7
4The words of a man’s mouth are fdeep waters;the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5It is not good to gbe partial to ▼
▼Hebrew to lift the face of
the wickedor to ideprive the righteous of justice.
6A fool’s lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites ja beating.
7 kA fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Matthew 12:35-37
35 lThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36I tell you, mon the day of judgment npeople will give account for oevery careless word they speak, 37for pby your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”Romans 10:14-15
14How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him qof whom they have never heard? ▼▼Or him whom they have never heard
And how are they to hear swithout someone preaching? 15And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, t“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 2 Corinthians 2:16
16 uto one a fragrance from death to death, vto the other a fragrance from life to life. wWho is sufficient for these things?2 Corinthians 11:15
15So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as xservants of righteousness. yTheir end will correspond to their deeds.
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