Proverbs 10:14; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Psalm 64:8; Psalm 140:9; Ecclesiastes 10:12

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Proverbs 10:14

14  The wise zlay up knowledge,

but athe mouth of a fool brings ruin near.


Proverbs 12:13

13  An evil man is ensnared uby the transgression of his lips,1

vbut the righteous escapes from trouble.


Proverbs 13:3

tWhoever guards his mouth preserves his life;

uhe who opens wide his lips vcomes to ruin.


Psalm 64:8

They are brought to ruin, with their own xtongues turned against them;

all who ysee them will zwag their heads.


Psalm 140:9

As for the head of those who surround me,

let nthe mischief of their lips overwhelm them!


Ecclesiastes 10:12

12  The words of a wise man’s mouth uwin him favor,1

but vthe lips of a fool consume him.