Psalm 37:30
English Standard Version
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 37:30
New International Version
30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(A)
and their tongues speak what is just.
Colossians 4:6
English Standard Version
6 Let your speech always (A)be gracious, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
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Colossians 4:6
New International Version
6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)
Proverbs 25:11-13
English Standard Version
11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.
13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is (D)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:11-13
New International Version
11 Like apples[a] of gold in settings of silver(A)
is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(B)
13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
he refreshes the spirit of his master.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots
Ephesians 4:29
English Standard Version
29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.
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Ephesians 4:29
New International Version
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 15:7
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
Proverbs 15:7
New International Version
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
but the hearts of fools are not upright.
Matthew 12:35
English Standard Version
35 (A)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
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Matthew 12:35
New International Version
35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
Proverbs 10:21
English Standard Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:21
New International Version
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:31
English Standard Version
31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Proverbs 10:31
New International Version
Psalm 71:15
English Standard Version
15 My (A)mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for (B)their number is past my knowledge.
Psalm 71:15
New International Version
Proverbs 27:9
English Standard Version
9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel
Proverbs 27:9
New International Version
9 Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
Psalm 71:24
English Standard Version
24 And my (A)tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been (B)put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.
Psalm 71:24
New International Version
Deuteronomy 6:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 (B)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (C)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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Deuteronomy 6:7-9
New International Version
7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(A) 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(B) 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(C)
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