Then Job continued ²  his speech:

He deprives the trusted advisers ¹  of speech ²  and takes away the discernment ³  of elders.

There is no actual speech or word, nor is its ¹  voice literally heard.

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹  or use deceptive speech! ² 

Remove perverse speech ¹  from your mouth; ²  keep devious talk far from your lips. ³ 

Blessings ¹  are on the head of the righteous, but the speech ²  of the wicked conceals ³  violence. ⁴ 

Those who are wise ¹  store up ²  knowledge, but foolish speech ³  leads to imminent ⁴  destruction.

The one who is wise in heart ¹  is called ²  discerning, and kind speech ³  increases persuasiveness. ⁴ 

Excessive ¹  speech ²  is not becoming for a fool; ³  how much less are lies ⁴  for a ruler! ⁵ 

His disciples said, “Look, now you are speaking plainly ¹  and not in obscure figures of speech! ² 

The teaching ¹  of the righteous is a fountain of life, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked conceals ⁴  violence. ⁵ 

The speech ¹  of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, ²  but the one who speaks perversion ³  will be destroyed. ⁴ 

The lips of the righteous know ¹  what is pleasing, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked is perverse.

With his speech ¹  the godless person ²  destroys ³  his neighbor, but by knowledge ⁴  the righteous will be delivered.

The evil person is ensnared ¹  by the transgression of his speech, ²  but the righteous person escapes out of trouble. ³ 

From the fruit of his speech ¹  a person eats good things, ²  but the faithless ³  desire ⁴  the fruit of violence. ⁵ 

In ¹  the speech ²  of a fool is a rod for his back, ³  but the words ⁴  of the wise protect them.

Speech ¹  that heals ²  is like ³  a life-giving tree, ⁴  but a perverse tongue ⁵  breaks the spirit.

A wise person’s heart ¹  makes his speech wise ²  and it adds persuasiveness ³  to his words. ⁴ 

The one who loves a pure heart ¹  and whose speech is gracious ²  – the king will be his friend. ³