The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.


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Psalms 10 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Proverbs 18 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 29 11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Psalms 36 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Ecclesiastes 10 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Proverbs 14 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Proverbs 26 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Ecclesiastes 10 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?
Proverbs 15 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs 15 21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Jeremiah 9 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Proverbs 16 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Proverbs 18 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 17 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Psalms 50 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Proverbs 24 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Jeremiah 4 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Proverbs 29 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 8 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Psalms 109 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Proverbs 14 24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 18 4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 14 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Proverbs 10 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 17 24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 27 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 6 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Psalms 107 17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Proverbs 22 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 10 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs 23 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Psalms 41 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
Proverbs 10 14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Psalms 64 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psalms 55 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Proverbs 24 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 17 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Job 27 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Psalms 36 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
Psalms 52 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Ecclesiastes 9 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Hosea 12 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
2 Corinthians 11 17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
Proverbs 17 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Romans 3 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Deuteronomy 21 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
John 7 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
Matthew 15 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.