Let your speech {be} alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

He that loveth pureness of heart, {for} the grace of his lips the king {shall be} his friend. {for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. {poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. {to...: or, to edify profitably}

The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the heart of the wicked {is} little worth.

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod {is} for the back of him that is void of understanding. {of understanding: Heb. of heart}

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

And David said unto him, Thy blood {be} upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness {and} thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers {thereof}.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall not escape. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

{As for} the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So {shall} thy judgment {be}; thyself hast decided {it}. {he was...: Heb. he was not}

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

{As} a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so {is} a parable in the mouth of fools.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. {fall: Heb. be beaten}

{But} I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage {your grief}.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word {spoken} in due season, how good {is it}! {due...: Heb. his season}

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue {is} the law of kindness.

The wicked is snared by the transgression of {his} lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. {The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips}

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. {a prating...: Heb. a fool of lips} {fall: Heb. be beaten}

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. {to...: or, to edify profitably}

Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Let your speech {be} alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice {is known} by multitude of words.

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. {poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}

The mouth of a righteous {man is} a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; {roughly: Heb. hardly}

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce {it} right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. {a prating...: Heb. a fool of lips} {fall: Heb. be beaten}

He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. {He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}

Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked {speaketh} frowardness. {frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses}

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.