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Proverbs 25:11
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Proverbs 25:11
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11 A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.(A)
Proverbs 15:23
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Proverbs 15:23
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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!(A)
Isaiah 50:4
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Isaiah 50:4
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The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication
4 The Lord God has given me
a trained tongue,[a]
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens,
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.(A)
Footnotes
- 50.4 Cn: Heb of those who are taught
Ecclesiastes 12:10
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Ecclesiastes 12:10
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10 The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.(A)
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Proverbs 24:26
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Proverbs 24:26
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26 One who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
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