“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
Oh LORD, my strength and my redeemer.”  Psalm 19:14  
 
Last time we looked at some verses in Scripture of exhortations concerning our mouth.  (There are so many more.) Today let’s see what Scripture tells us of the mouth that speaks wise words.
 
Like other verse is in Proverbs, Proverbs 10:19 gives us a negative and a positive word concerning our lips, tongue and mouth,
“Where there are many words transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.”
 
Proverbs 13:3,
“He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide is lips shall have destruction.”
 
“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue
Keeps his soul from troubles.”  Proverbs 21:23 
 
Of the righteous, the mouth/lips is for--
Prayer:
“Hear a just cause, O LORD,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer that is not from deceitful lips.”  Psalm 17:1
 
Praise:
“I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”  Psalm 34:1
 
Wisdom:
“The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.”  Psalm 37:30
 
Righteousness:
“I have proclaimed the good  news of righteousness
In the great congregation;
Indeed, I do not restrain my lips,
O LORD, You Yourself know.”  Psalm 40:9
And,
“But I will hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.
My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness 
And Your salvation all the day.”  Psalm 71:14-15
 
Speaking wise words we see that--
They are pleasant:
“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”  Proverbs 16:24
 
They are appropriate:
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.”  Proverbs 25:11-12
 
They are gracious:
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up.”  Ecclesiastes 10:12
 
As for meditating, Scripture tells us:
Speaking of the righteous man in Psalm 1, we see that,
“His delight is in the law of the LORD, 
And in His law he meditates day and night.”  Vs. 2
 
“I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
May my meditation be sweet to Him;
I will be glad in the LORD.”  Psalm 104: 33-34
 
“I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
I will delight myself in Your statutes
I will not forget Your word.”  Psalm 119: 15-16
 
Lord may the words of our mouth be pleasing and right in Your sight for we desire only to be and do all that is pleasing to You.  Yes, all that are sweet and bring you glory, honor and joy. Amen