Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
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- Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
- Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?