Proverbs 18:21

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

²⁰ A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. ²² Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Eat the Fruit

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Proverbs 10:19-21

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:2-3

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

Proverbs 18:4-7

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

Titus 1:10-11

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

James 3:6-9

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Isaiah 57:19

I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near," says Yahweh; "and I will heal them."

Romans 10:14-15

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

2 Peter 2:18

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;