Proverbs 22:18
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18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, (A)and I ate them,
and (B)your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
(C)for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
Proverbs 2:10
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10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
Proverbs 15:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 8:6
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Psalm 119:103
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103 How (A)sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Hebrews 13:15
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15 (A)Through him then let us continually offer up (B)a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, (C)the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
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Proverbs 25:11
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11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My son, (A)eat honey, for it is good,
and (B)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be (C)a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 10:13
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13 On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but (A)a rod is for the back of him who (B)lacks sense.
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