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Proverbs 10:14 (Listen)

14 The wise zlay up knowledge,

but athe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 12:13 (Listen)

13 An evil man is ensnared uby the transgression of his lips,

vbut the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3 (Listen)

tWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

uhe who opens wide his lips vcomes to ruin.

Psalm 64:8 (Listen)

They are brought to ruin, with their own xtongues turned against them;

all who ysee them will zwag their heads.

Psalm 140:9 (Listen)

As for the head of those who surround me,

let nthe mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Ecclesiastes 10:12 (Listen)

12 The words of a wise man's mouth uwin him favor,1

but vthe lips of a fool consume him.

Footnotes

[1] 10:12 Or are gracious