The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己。

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，

智者口出恩言，愚人的话毁灭自己。

智慧人的口，说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，却吞灭自己。

智慧人口中的话语有恩惠；愚昧人的嘴却吞掉自己——

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己。

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，

智者口出恩言，愚人的話毀滅自己。

智慧人的口，說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，卻吞滅自己。

智慧人口中的話使他得人的恩悅；愚頑人的嘴吞滅自己。

智慧人口中的話語有恩惠；愚昧人的嘴卻吞掉自己——

智者之口出惠言、愚者之口吞乎己、

智者之言益人、愚者之言害己。

智者之言原文作智者口之言惠人、愚者之言言原文作唇害己、

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

Wise people say gracious things. But foolish people are destroyed by what their own lips speak.

Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

The words of a wise man’s mouth[ are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said,“ Is not this Joseph’s son?”

He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.

And David said to him,“ Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying,‘ I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord.I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.

I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.

The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!

The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

He said to him,‘ I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him,“ So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.”Then he hurried to take the bandage away from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.And he said to him,“ Thus says the Lord,‘ Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.’”

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.