The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.

words

Job 4:3,4 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: . . .

Job 16:5 I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you.

Psalm 37:30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment.

Psalm 40:9,10 I have declared thy justice in a great church, lo, I will not restrain my lips: O Lord, thou knowest it. . . .

Psalm 71:15-18 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning, . . .

Proverbs 10:13,20,21,31,32 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion. . . .

Proverbs 12:13,14,18 For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress. . . .

Proverbs 15:2,23 The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly. . . .

Proverbs 16:21-24 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things. . . .

Proverbs 22:17,18 Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine: . . .

Proverbs 25:11,12 To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver. . . .

Proverbs 31:26 She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.

Matthew 12:35 A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Luke 4:22 And all gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

gracious

2 Samuel 1:16 And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord's anointed.

1 Kings 20:40-42 And whilst I, in the hurry, turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed. . . .

Psalm 64:8 And their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;

Psalm 140:9 The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.

Proverbs 10:8,10,14 He that walketh sincerely, walketh confidently: but he that perverteth his ways, shall be manifest. . . .

Proverbs 18:6-8 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. . . .

Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall not escape.

Proverbs 26:9 As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Luke 19:22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.