Whoever speaks the truth gives honest advice, but a false witness utters deceit.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
The mouth of the righteous is like a fountain of life, but the mouth of teh wicked conceals violence.
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame.
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.