18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord(A) in the window(B) through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family(C) into your house.

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19 When Moses had proclaimed(A) every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves,(B) together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.(C)

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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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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D) 17 And whatever you do,(E) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(F) to God the Father through him.

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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.

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18 All this is from God,(A) who reconciled us to himself through Christ(B) and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.(C) And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors,(D) as though God were making his appeal through us.(E) We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.(F) 21 God made him who had no sin(G) to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:21 Or be a sin offering

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.(A)

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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.

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63 Then, when I make atonement(A) for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed(B) and never again open your mouth(C) because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.(D)’”

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26 She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.(A)

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21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.[a](A)

22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,(B)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,(C)
    and their lips promote instruction.[b](D)

24 Gracious words are a honeycomb,(E)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
  2. Proverbs 16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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

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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,(A)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.(B)

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13 With my lips I recount
    all the laws that come from your mouth.(A)

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You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,(A)
    since God has blessed you forever.(B)

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

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and prayed:

“I am too ashamed(A) and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.(B)

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The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop(A) and scarlet wool(B) and throw them onto the burning heifer.

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They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(A) in place.

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