Proverbs 15:23

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you say.” Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days,” says the Lord; “I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

When she heard this, she arose quickly and went to him.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;