Proverbs...on the importance of words:





Pr.10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence
overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. (NIV)



Pr.10:20 

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked
is of little value. (NIV)



Pr.12:14 

From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as
the work of his hands rewards him. (NIV)



Pr.15:4 

The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue
crushes the spirit. (NIV)



Pr.17:10 

A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.
(NIV)



Pr.18:21 

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat
its fruit. (NIV)



Pr.25:11 

A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. (NIV)











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