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Proverbs 5:2
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Proverbs 5:2
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2 Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
Proverbs 5:2
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Proverbs 5:2
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2 that you may maintain discretion
and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Malachi 2:6-7
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Malachi 2:6-7
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6 They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin.
7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Malachi 2:6-7
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Malachi 2:6-7
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6 True instruction(A) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked(B) with me in peace(C) and uprightness,(D) and turned many from sin.(E)
7 “For the lips of a priest(F) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(G) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(H)
Proverbs 16:23
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Proverbs 16:23
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23 From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.
Proverbs 16:23
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Proverbs 16:23
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- Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive
Proverbs 15:7
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Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise give good advice;
the heart of a fool has none to give.
Proverbs 15:7
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Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
Proverbs 15:2
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Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
Proverbs 15:2
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Proverbs 15:2
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Proverbs 10:21
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Proverbs 10:21
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Psalm 119:13
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Psalm 119:13
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13 I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
Psalm 119:13
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Psalm 119:13
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13 With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your mouth.(A)
Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 71:15
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15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness.
All day long I will proclaim your saving power,
though I am not skilled with words.[a]
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- 71:15 Or though I cannot count it.
Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 45:2
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Psalm 45:2
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2 You are the most handsome of all.
Gracious words stream from your lips.
God himself has blessed you forever.
Psalm 45:2
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Psalm 45:2
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Proverbs 20:15
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Proverbs 20:15
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15 Wise words are more valuable
than much gold and many rubies.
Proverbs 20:15
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Proverbs 20:15
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15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
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