Proverbs 17:20

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

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

Abstain from every form of evil.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

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.

The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

“Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man:

who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

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

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

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?”

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.

“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.

As for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances;

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

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.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

who say, “Let him make haste, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!”

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

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.

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

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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

You will mention the message from Yahweh no more: for every man’s own word has become his message; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of Yahweh of Armies, our God.

They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets. Our end is near. Our days are fulfilled, for our end has come.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.