The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The upright see it and are glad, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death.
A healing tongue is a tree of life, but a deceitful one crushes the spirit.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
The words of one’s mouth are deep waters, a fountain of wisdom, a flowing brook.
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but lips that speak knowledge are precious.
Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.