(A)The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
(B)The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

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The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

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Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)

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14 (A)The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from (B)the snares of death.

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,(A)
    turning a person from the snares of death.(B)

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14 but (A)whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him (B)will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

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14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(A) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(B) welling up to eternal life.”(C)

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16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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38 (A)He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, (B)out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 (C)But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [a]believing in Him would receive; for the [b]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet (D)glorified.

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  1. John 7:39 NU who believed
  2. John 7:39 NU omits Holy

38 Whoever believes(A) in me, as Scripture has said,(B) rivers of living water(C) will flow from within them.”[a](D) 39 By this he meant the Spirit,(E) whom those who believed in him were later to receive.(F) Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.(G)

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  1. John 7:38 Or me. And let anyone drink 38 who believes in me.” As Scripture has said, “Out of him (or them) will flow rivers of living water.”

34 (A)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

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  1. Matthew 12:34 Offspring

34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of.

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I will open my mouth in a (A)parable;
I will utter [a]dark sayings of old,

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  1. Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles

I will open my mouth with a parable;(A)
    I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.

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22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(A)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

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