| And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. | And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
| Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
| So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. | So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
| A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. | A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. |
| In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. |
| Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. | If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. |
| Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. | Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. |
| Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. |
| And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. | And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
| Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. | Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. |
| For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. | Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. | For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
| If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. | If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
| For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. | For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. |
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