Psalm 37:30
King James Version
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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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
King James Version
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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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
King James Version
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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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
King James Version
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
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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
King James Version
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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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
King James Version
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
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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
King James Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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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
King James Version
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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Proverbs 10:31
New International Version
Psalm 71:15
King James Version
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
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Psalm 71:15
New International Version
Proverbs 27:9
King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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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
King James Version
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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Psalm 71:24
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Deuteronomy 6:7-9
King James Version
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy 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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