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)
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- 50.4 Cn: Heb of those who are taught
Luke 21:15
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15 for I will give you words[a] and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.(A)
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- 21.15 Gk a mouth
Jeremiah 1:9
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9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,
“Now I have put my words in your mouth.(A)
John 7:15-17
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15 The Jews were astonished at it, saying, “How does this man have such learning, when he has never been taught?”(A) 16 Then Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.(B) 17 Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.(C)
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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)
Exodus 4:11-12
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11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?(A) 12 Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak.”(B)
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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)
Psalm 119:147
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147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.(A)
Luke 4:22
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22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”(A)
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