Posts with the tag “mouth”

Prov. 12:23 "A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness." Another proverb, another contrast.  This time, a prudent man is pitted against a foolish man and more ...  Read More

Proverbs 12:18 "There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." It should not surprise anyone that a man gifted with words addressed our words quite freque...  Read More

Proverbs 12:17 "He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit." The Bible has a lot to say about the tongue.  In the New Testament, James tells us that it is an unruly...  Read More

Proverbs 12:13 "The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble." The tongue is a problem for everyone because as James puts it, it is an unruly evil that...  Read More

Proverbs 12:6 "The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them." The word of God can be very repetitive and for good reason.  Repetition helps wit...  Read More

Proverbs 12:5 "The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit." This simple proverb is a great reminder of how important our thoughts are.  When Solomon uses the wo...  Read More

Proverbs 11:13 "A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter." Speech is one of the most common topics of Solomon’s proverbs.  Words relating to speech suc...  Read More

Proverbs 11:9 "An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered." As clearly inferred in the previous proverb, there is no vaccine for trouble.  ...  Read More

Proverbs 10:19 "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise." For the past 22 months, our world has been trying to figure out how to stop a deadly virus – ...  Read More

Proverbs 6:12-15 "A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart, he devis...  Read More

Proverbs 5:1-4 "My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as ...  Read More

Proverbs 4:24 "Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee." No one likes to use public restrooms.  We only use them if and when we have to.  From first-world countries to ...  Read More