Talált 114 Eredmények: tongue

• The lying tongue hates its victims, the wheedling mouth causes ruin. (Proverbs 26, 28)

• When she opens her mouth, she does so wisely; on her tongue is kindly instruction. (Proverbs 31, 26)

• Your lips, my promised bride, distil wild honey. Honey and milk are under your tongue; and the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon. (Song of Solomon 4, 11)

• So beware of uttering frivolous complaints, restrain your tongue from finding fault; even what is said in secret has repercussions, and a lying mouth deals death to the soul. (Wisdom of Solomon 1, 11)

• Do not be bold of tongue, yet idle and slack in deed; (Ecclesiasticus 4, 29)

• Both honour and disgrace come from talking, the tongue is its owner's downfall. (Ecclesiasticus 5, 13)

• Do not get a name for scandal-mongering, do not set traps with your tongue; for as shame lies in store for the thief, so harsh condemnation awaits the deceitful. (Ecclesiasticus 5, 14)

• A kindly turn of speech attracts new friends, a courteous tongue invites many a friendly response. (Ecclesiasticus 6, 5)

• He made them a tongue, eyes and ears, and gave them a heart to think with. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 6)

• Better a slip on the pavement than a slip of the tongue; this is how ruin takes the wicked by surprise. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 18)

• Who will set a guard on my mouth, and an efficient seal on my lips, to keep me from falling, and my tongue from causing my ruin? (Ecclesiasticus 22, 27)

• There are nine things I can think of which strike me as happy, and a tenth which is now on my tongue: the man who can be proud of his children, he who lives to see the downfall of his enemies; (Ecclesiasticus 25, 7)