Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. {to...: or, to edify profitably}

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and {be} ready always to {give} an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: {fear: or, reverence}

The words of a wise man's mouth {are} gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. {gracious: Heb. grace}

Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

A word fitly spoken {is like} apples of gold in pictures of silver. {fitly...: Heb. spoken upon his wheels}

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought {it} to him.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness {and} thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers {thereof}.

And they watched {him}, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.

Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard {it}, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

Come {and} hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. {to...: or, to edify profitably}

Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and {be} ready always to {give} an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: {fear: or, reverence}

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

The words of a wise man's mouth {are} gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. {gracious: Heb. grace}

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion {is} vain.

Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

If any man speak, {let him speak} as the oracles of God; if any man minister, {let him do it} as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him {any question}.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. {teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen}

And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up {for} a burnt offering unto the LORD.

That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments {are} righteousness.

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there {any} taste in the white of an egg?

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth {down} sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. {sweetly: Heb. straightly} {of those...: or, of the ancient}

Thy lips {are} like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech {is} comely: thy temples {are} like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.