The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

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

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

A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

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

for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

But Moses said before the Lord, “Since I speak with difficulty, why should Pharaoh listen to me?”

There was an opening in the center of the robe, like the opening of a collar, with an edge all around the opening so that it could not be torn.