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Psalm 37:30
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Psalm 37:30
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30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(A)
and their tongues speak what is just.
Psalm 37:30
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Psalm 37:30
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30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)
Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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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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Proverbs 25:11-13
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Proverbs 25:11-13
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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
Proverbs 25:11-13
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Proverbs 25:11-13
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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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Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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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.
Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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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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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 15:7
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Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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Matthew 12:35
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Matthew 12:35
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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.
Matthew 12:35
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Matthew 12:35
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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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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)
Proverbs 10:21
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Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
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Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 71:15
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Psalm 71:15
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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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Proverbs 27:9
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Proverbs 27:9
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9 Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the pleasantness of a friend
springs from their heartfelt advice.
Proverbs 27:9
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Proverbs 27:9
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9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
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Psalm 71:24
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Psalm 71:24
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Psalm 71:24
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Psalm 71:24
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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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Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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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)
Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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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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