Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;\par\tab But the correction of fools is {\i their} folly.
It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.}
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,\par\tab That one may depart from the snares of death.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;\par\tab But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
The words of a man's mouth are {\i as} deep waters;\par\tab The wellspring of wisdom is {\i as} a flowing brook.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;\par\tab But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;\par\tab But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,\par\tab That one may depart from the snares of death.
So shall they be life unto thy soul,\par\tab And grace to thy neck.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent;\par\tab And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,\par\tab And addeth learning to his lips.
A fool's mouth is his destruction,\par\tab And his lips are the snare of his soul.