Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.


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Proverbs 23 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Ecclesiastes 10 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Proverbs 29 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
1 Corinthians 3 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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.
Job 27 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
2 Corinthians 11 16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
Proverbs 29 11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ecclesiastes 9 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Ecclesiastes 2 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
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 19 1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Job 11 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Proverbs 16 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
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 26 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Ecclesiastes 4 13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Ecclesiastes 2 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Proverbs 18 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 17 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Colossians 3 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Proverbs 17 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
2 Corinthians 12 11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Jeremiah 38 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
Proverbs 12 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
2 Corinthians 12 6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
Proverbs 29 12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ephesians 5 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Psalms 12 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Ephesians 4 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Proverbs 16 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Hosea 8 4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Jeremiah 5 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Ecclesiastes 2 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Job 15 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Proverbs 19 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
2 Corinthians 11 21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, I speak foolishly, I am bold also.
Galatians 6 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Proverbs 26 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 14 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Jeremiah 50 36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Psalms 34 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Proverbs 24 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Ecclesiastes 10 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Proverbs 20 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs 21 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Ecclesiastes 7 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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.
Psalms 12 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.