Pro 12:23, 15:2, Ecc 10:13, Mat 12:34-37, Mar 7:22, Eph 4:29, Col 3:8 | ESV | STEP | A prudent man conceals knowledge , but the heart of fools proclaims folly .

g[See ver. 34 above]

h[Eph. 5:4, 11; 2 Pet. 1:8]

i Eccles. 12:14; Rom. 14:12; 1 Pet. 4:5

jSee Acts 17:31

k[ch. 5:22; James 3:2-12]

l 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 4:19; 2 Pet. 2:7; Jude 4

mSee Matt. 6:23 (Gk.)

n Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:4

oSee Luke 1:51

p[Eph. 5:17]

q ch. 5:4; Col. 3:8; [Matt. 12:34]

r Col. 4:6; [Eccles. 10:12]

sSee Eph. 4:22

t Eph. 4:31

uSee Eph. 4:29

Proverbs 12:23

23 ^aA prudent man conceals knowledge,
^bbut the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Proverbs 15:2

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

Ecclesiastes 10:13

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.

Matthew 12:34-37

34 ^dYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^ewhen you are evil? ^fFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 ^gThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, ^hon the day of judgment ⁱpeople will give account for ^jevery careless word they speak, 37 for ^kby your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Mark 7:22

22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^lsensuality, ^menvy, ⁿslander, ^opride, ^pfoolishness.

Ephesians 4:29

29 ^qLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give ^rgrace to those who hear.

Colossians 3:8

8 But now ^syou must put them all away: ^tanger, wrath, malice, ^uslander, and obscene talk from your mouth.