Proverbs 15:28

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• 1 Peter 3:15
  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
• Proverbs 29:11
  A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
• Ecclesiastes 5:2
  Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
• Proverbs 16:23
  The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
• James 3:6-8
  ⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. ⁷ For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: ⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.⁶ The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. ⁷ All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ⁸ but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
• Proverbs 15:2
  The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
  ¹² The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. ¹⁴ A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?¹² The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. ¹³ The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness. ¹⁴ Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
• Proverbs 29:20
  Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Matthew 12:34
  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Proverbs 10:19
  In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

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