Proverbs 22:18
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18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I (A)ate them,
And (B)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Proverbs 2:10
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10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise [a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 spread
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 8:6
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6 Listen, for I will speak of (A)excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
Psalm 119:103
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103 (A)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Hebrews 13:15
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15 (A)Therefore by Him let us continually offer (B)the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, (C)the fruit of our lips, [a]giving thanks to His name.
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- Hebrews 13:15 Lit. confessing
John 7:38
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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.”
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Proverbs 25:11
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11 A word fitly (A)spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (B)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [a]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Proverbs 10:13
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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But (A)a rod is for the back of him who [a]is devoid of understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit. lacks heart
Proverbs 3:17
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17 (A)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
Psalm 119:171
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171 (A)My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:162
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162 I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
Psalm 119:111
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111 (A)Your testimonies I have taken as a [a]heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
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- Psalm 119:111 inheritance
Psalm 119:13
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13 With my lips I have (A)declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than (A)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the [a]honeycomb.
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:10 honey in the combs
Job 32:18-19
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18 For I am full of words;
The spirit within me compels me.
19 Indeed my [a]belly is like wine that has no [b]vent;
It is ready to burst like new wineskins.
Malachi 2:7
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7 “For(A) the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
(B)For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
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