I was reading in Proverbs last week and I began noticing that Proverbs 10 there are were several scriptures dealing with the words of the righteous contrasted with the words of the wicked and the results of each one. My reading began in chapter 10 where the title is “Wise Sayings of Solomon”. Solomon was the son of David and king of Israel.
Here is a list of the scriptures that I found just in chapter 10.
10:6 – Blessings are on the head of the righteous; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
10:11 – The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
10:13 – Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, but a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
10:14 – Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
10:18 – Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
10:19 – In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
10:20 – The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
10:21 – The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
10:31 – The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
10:32 – The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
From these scriptures it is clear to see the benefits of righteous words and the consequences of wicked words.
I am going to continue to search through the rest of Proverbs to find more scriptures that line up with these scriptures and will post what I find and learn.
waugh
