30 (A)The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.

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30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(A)
    and their tongues speak what is just.

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Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

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Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)

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11 A word fitly (A)spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

13 (B)Like the cold of snow in time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots

29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers.

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  1. Ephesians 4:29 building up

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.

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The lips of the wise [a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.

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  1. Proverbs 15:7 spread

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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35 A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

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  1. Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart

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.

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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.(A)

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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

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31 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,(A)
    but a perverse tongue(B) will be silenced.

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15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.

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15 My mouth will tell(A) of your righteous deeds,(B)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.

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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

Perfume(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
    and the pleasantness of a friend
    springs from their heartfelt advice.

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24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.

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24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,(A)
for those who wanted to harm me(B)
    have been put to shame and confusion.(C)

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(A)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (B)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. (C)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

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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) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(B) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(C)

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