Proverbs 5:2
New Living Translation
2 Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
Malachi 2:6-7
New Living Translation
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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Proverbs 16:23
New Living Translation
23 From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.
Proverbs 15:7
New Living Translation
7 The lips of the wise give good advice;
the heart of a fool has none to give.
Proverbs 15:2
New Living Translation
2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
Proverbs 10:21
New Living Translation
21 The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Psalm 119:13
New Living Translation
13 I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
Psalm 71:15
New Living Translation
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]
Footnotes
- 71:15 Or though I cannot count it.
Psalm 45:2
New Living Translation
2 You are the most handsome of all.
Gracious words stream from your lips.
God himself has blessed you forever.
Proverbs 20:15
New Living Translation
15 Wise words are more valuable
than much gold and many rubies.
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