A righteous heart thinks before answering, but a wicked mouth blurts out evil things.
Instead sanctify Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
A fool gives full vent to his temper, but a wise man holds it back.
As a dream comes with excessive burdens so a fool’s voice with too many words.
The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
You brood of vipers! How can you who are evil say anything good? For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Many dreams and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God!
Do you see someone hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than him.
A wise man’s heart teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
When words abound, transgression is unavoidable. but whoever restrains his lips is wise.
For by mouthing grandiosities that amount to nothing, they entice in sensual fleshly passions those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
They return at evening, snarling like a dog, prowling about the city.
The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.