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Proverbs 31:26
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Proverbs 31:26
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26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.(A)
Proverbs 31:26
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Proverbs 31:26
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26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.(A)
Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouths but only what is good for building up,[a] as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.
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- 4.29 Other ancient authorities read building up faith
Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(A) but only what is helpful for building others up(B) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Proverbs 16:24
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Proverbs 16:24
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24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
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Proverbs 16:24
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(A)
Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 12:18
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Proverbs 12:18
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18 Rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(A)
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Proverbs 12:18
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Colossians 4:5
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Colossians 4:5
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5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a](A)
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- 4.5 Or opportunity
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Colossians 4:5
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.(A) 5 It was in this way long ago that the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves by being subject to their husbands.
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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1 Peter 3:4-5
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4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B) 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(C) used to adorn themselves.(D) They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak out for those who cannot speak,
for the rights of all the destitute.[a](A)
9 Speak out; judge righteously;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)
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- 31.8 Heb all children of passing away
Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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Proverbs 25:15
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Proverbs 25:15
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15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue can break bones.(A)
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Proverbs 25:15
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Esther 7:3-6
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Esther 7:3-6
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3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have won your favor, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me—that is my petition—and the lives of my people—that is my request.(A) 4 For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have held my peace, but no enemy can compensate for this damage to the king.”[a](B) 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has presumed to do this?” 6 Esther said, “A foe and an enemy, this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.(C)
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- 7.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Esther 7:3-6
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Esther 7:3-6
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3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor(A) with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. 4 For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated.(B) If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.[a]”
5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”
6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
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- Esther 7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer
1 Peter 3:8-9
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1 Peter 3:8-9
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Suffering for Doing Right
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.(A) 9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.(B)
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1 Peter 3:8-9
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Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(A) be sympathetic, love one another,(B) be compassionate and humble.(C) 9 Do not repay evil with evil(D) or insult with insult.(E) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(F) because to this(G) you were called(H) so that you may inherit a blessing.(I)
1 Peter 3:1
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1 Peter 3:1
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Wives and Husbands
3 Wives, in the same way, be subject to your husbands, so that, even if some of them do not obey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives’ conduct,(A)
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1 Peter 3:1
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1 Peter 3:1
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3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives,
Malachi 2:6
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Malachi 2:6
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6 True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in integrity and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.(A)
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