The Wisdom of Being Quiet!
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Proverbs 16:32 [32]He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
The Wisdom of Being Quiet!
Psalms 19:14
[14]Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Proverbs 16:32
[32]He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 17:27-28
[27]He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
[28]Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 10:18-21
[18]He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
[19]In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
[20]The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
[21]The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:31-32
[31]The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
[32]The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Proverbs 12:13
[13]The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Proverbs 12:22
[22]Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 13:3
[3]He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 14:7-8
[7]Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
[8]The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 15:7
[7]The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 16:23-24
[23]The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
[24]Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 17:27-28
[27]He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
[28]Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:6-7
[6]A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
[7]A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs 19:1
[1]Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 20:15
[15]There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 20:19
[19]He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
[3]For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
[7]For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Psalms 17:3-4
[3]Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
[4]Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Proverbs 15:14
[14]The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:14,28-29
[14]The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
[28]The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
[29]The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 16:23-25
[23]The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
[24]Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
[25]There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Matthew 27:12-14
[12]And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
[13]Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
[14]And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Mark 14:60-61
[60]And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
[61]But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Mark 15:3-5
[3]And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
[4]And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
[5]But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
Luke 23:8-10
[8]And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
[9]Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
[10]And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. Isaiah 53:7
[7]He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Acts 8:32
[32]The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
James 1:19-27
[19]Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
[20]For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
[21]Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
[22]But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
[23]For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
[24]For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
[25]But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
[26]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.
[27]Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
James 3:2-13,18
[2]For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
[3]Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
[4]Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
[5]Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
[6]And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
[7]For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
[8]But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
[9]Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
[10]Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
[11]Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
[12]Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
[13]Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
[18]And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Job 2:9-10
[9]Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
[10]But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job 27:1-6
[1]Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
[2]As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
[3]All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
[4]My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
[5]God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
[6]My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Psalms 12:2-3
[2]They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
[3]The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Psalms 34:11-15
[11]Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
[12]What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
[13]Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
[14]Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
[15]The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. Psalms 59:12-13
[12]For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
[13]Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Proverbs 4:23-25
[23]Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
[24]Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
[25]Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Proverbs 8:5-9
[5]O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
[6]Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
[7]For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
[8]All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
[9]They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Proverbs 10:13-14
[13]In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
[14]Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Isaiah 6:1-7
[1]In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
[2]Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
[3]And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
[4]And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
[5]Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
[6]Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
[7]And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
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