19 Synne schal not faile in myche spekyng; but he that mesurith hise lippis, is moost prudent.
22 Thouytis ben distried, where no counsel is; but where many counseleris ben, tho ben confermyd.
15 But if thi brother synneth ayens thee, go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixe thee and hym aloone; if he herith thee, thou hast wonnun thi brother.
13 He that goith gilefuli, schewith priuetees; but he that is feithful, helith the priuetee of a freend.
1 The title of the hundrid and fifthe salm. Alleluya. Kouleche ye to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is with outen ende.
7 But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche.
21 Deth and lijf ben in the werkis of tunge; thei that louen it, schulen ete the fruytis therof.
9 not yeldinge yuel for yuel, nether cursing for cursing, but ayenward blessinge; for in this thing ye ben clepid, that ye welde blessinge bi eritage.
23 A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a couenable word is best.
18 Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
8 Opene thi mouth for a doumb man,
2 For alle we offenden in many thingis. If ony man offendith not in word, this is a perfit man; for also he may lede aboute al the bodi with a bridil.
3 For whi tho thingis that ye han seid in derknessis, schulen be seid in liyt; and that that ye han spokun in eere in the couchis, schal be prechid in roofes.
4 A plesaunt tunge is the tre of lijf; but the tunge which is vnmesurable, schal defoule the spirit.
26 And also the spirit helpith oure infirmyte; for what we schulen preie, as it bihoueth, we witen not, but the ilke spirit axith for vs with sorewyngis, that moun not be teld out.
19 Wite ye, my britheren moost loued, be ech man swift to here, but slow to speke, and slow to wraththe;
12 The wordis of the mouth of a wijs man is grace; and the lippis of an vnwijs man schulen caste hym doun.
36 And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom;
28 Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.
29 Ech yuel word go not of youre mouth; but if ony is good to the edificacioun of feith, that it yyue grace to men that heren.
8 And he schal be lord fro the-see til to the see; and fro the flood til to the endis of the world.
45 A good man of the good tresoure of his herte bryngith forth good thingis, and an yuel man of the yuel tresoure bryngith forth yuel thingis; for of the plente of the herte the mouth spekith.
9 That if thou knoulechist in thi mouth the Lord Jhesu Crist, and bileuest in thin herte, that God reiside hym fro deth, thou schalt be saaf.
1 A soft answere brekith ire; an hard word reisith woodnesse.
3 He that kepith his mouth, kepith his soule; but he that is vnwar to speke, schal feel yuels.