Verse 12

The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:2 : 2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they all gaue him wytnesse, and wodred at the gracious wordes, which proceaded out of his mouth, and they saide: Is not this Iosephs sonne?
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no filthy communicacion proceade out of youre mouth, but that which is good to edifye withall, wha nede is, that it be gracious to heare.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou euell seruaunt. Knewest thou thou that I am an harde man, takynge vp that I layde not downe, and reapynge that I dyd not sowe?
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?
  • Prov 16:21-24 : 21 Who so hath a wyse vnderstondinge, is called to councell: but he yt can speake fayre, getteth more riches. 22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse. 23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refreshinge of ye mynde, & health of ye bones.
  • Prov 18:6-8 : 6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll. 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule. 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woudes, and go thorow vnto the ynmost partes of the body.
  • Prov 19:5 : 5 A false wytnesse shal not remayne vnpunyshed, and he that speaketh lyes shal not escape.
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 Who so delyteth to be of a clene herte and of gracious lyppes, ye kynge shal be his frende.
  • Prov 22:17-18 : 17 My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne: 18 for it is a pleasaunt thinge yf thou kepe it in thine herte, and practise it in thy mouth:
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe. 12 The correccion of the wyse is to an obedient eare, a golden cheyne and a Iewel of golde.
  • Prov 26:9 : 9 A parable in a fooles mouth, is like a thorne yt pricketh a droncken man in ye hande.
  • Prov 31:26 : 26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his hert, bringeth forth good thinges: & an euel man out of his euell treasure, bringeth forth euell thinges.
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 Then sayde Dauid vnto him: Thy bloude be vpon thyne owne heade. For thy mouth hath spoken against thyselfe and sayde: I haue slayne the anoynted of the LORDE.
  • 1 Kgs 20:40-42 : 40 And whyle thy seruaunt had here & there to do, he was awaye. The kynge of Israel sayde vnto him: It is thine owne iudgment, thou hast geuen it thyselfe. 41 Then put he the a?shes from his face in all the haist. And the kynge of Israel knewe him, that he was one of the prophetes. 42 And he sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Because thou hast let the damned man go, therfore shall thy soule be for his soule, and thy people for his people.
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Beholde, thou hast bene a teacher of many, and hast comforted the weery hondes. 4 Thy wordes haue set vp those that were fallen, thou hast refresshed the weake knees.
  • Job 16:5 : 5 I shulde comforte you with my mouth, and release youre payne with ye talkinge of my lyppes.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.
  • Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I wil preach of yi rightuousnesse in the greate congregacion: Lo, I wil not refrayne my lippes, o LORDE, & that thou knowest. 10 I do not hyde yi rightuousnes in my hert, my talkynge is of thy treuth and sauynge health: I kepe not thy louynge mercy and faithfulnesse backe from the greate congregacion.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Yee their owne tunges shall make them fall, In so moch that who so seyth the, shal laugh the to scorne.
  • Ps 71:15-18 : 15 Thou (o God) hast lerned me fro my youth vp vntill now, therfore wil I tell of yi wonderous workes. 16 Forsake me not (o God) in myne olde age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thyne arme vnto childers children, & thy power to all them that are yet for to come. 17 Thy rightuousnes (o God) is very hie, thou that doest greate thinges: o God, who is like vnto the? 18 O what greate troubles & aduersite hast thou shewed me? & yet didest thou turne & refresh me, yee & broughtest me from the depe of the earth agayne.
  • Ps 140:9 : 9 Sela. Let the myschefe of their owne lippes fall vpon ye head of the, yt copase me aboute.
  • Prov 10:8 : 8 A wyse man wil receaue warnynge, but a foole wil sooner be smytten in the face.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
  • Prov 10:13-14 : 13 In ye lippes of him yt hath vnderstodinge a ma shal fynde wysdome, but ye rodde belogeth to ye backe of ye foolish. 14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.
  • Prov 10:20-21 : 20 An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth. 21 The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.
  • Prov 10:31-32 : 31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish. 32 The lippes of the rightuous are occupied in acceptable thinges, but the mouth of the vngodly taketh them to the worst.
  • Prov 12:13-14 : 13 The wicked falleth in to the snare thorow ye malyce of his owne mouth, but the iust shal escape out of parell. 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.