Proverbs 10:31

New Century Version

A good person says wise things, but a liar’s tongue will be stopped.

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Good people speak with wisdom, and they say what is fair.

Wise people speak with understanding, but people without wisdom should be punished.

The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water, but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.

But the king will rejoice in his God. All who make promises in his name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.

With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.

A person with an evil heart will find no success, and the person whose words are evil will get into trouble.

She speaks wise words and teaches others to be kind.

They say, “Our tongues will help us win. We can say what we wish; no one is our master.”