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you will find a collection of verses that describe the power of our
words and the need to choose them carefully.
Proverbs 11:9
[9] "With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but through
knowledge the righteous will be delivered."
Proverbs 11:11
[11] "By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the
mouth of the wicked it is torn down."
Proverbs 12:6
[6] "The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth
of the upright will deliver them."
Proverbs 12:14
[14] "A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words,
and the deeds of a man's hands will return to him."
Proverbs 12:18
[18] "There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing."
Proverbs 13:2
[2] "From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, but the desire
of the treacherous is violence."
Proverbs 13:3
[3] "The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who
opens wide his lips comes to ruin."
Proverbs 14:3
[3] "In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, but the
lips of the wise will preserve them."
Proverbs 15:4
[4] "A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes
the spirit."
Proverbs 18:20-21
[20] "With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied;
He will be satisfied with the product of his lips. [21] Death and life
are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
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