4:24 Remove perverse speech from your mouth;
keep devious talk far from your lips.
10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
10:14 Those who are wise store up knowledge,
but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.
16:21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning,
and kind speech increases persuasiveness.
17:7 Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool;
how much less are lies for a ruler!
10:11 The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
10:31 The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom,
but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.
10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing,
but the speech of the wicked is perverse.
11:9 With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
12:13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech,
but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
13:2 From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things,
but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.
14:3 In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back,
but the words of the wise protect them.
15:4 Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree,
but a perverse tongue breaks the spirit.
16:23 A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise
and it adds persuasiveness to his words.
22:11 The one who loves a pure heart
and whose speech is gracious – the king will be his friend.