| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. |
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| You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. |
| I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
| Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. | Anxiety weighs down the human heart, but a good word cheers it up. |
| I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. | I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
| For no word from God will ever fail. | For nothing will be impossible with God. |
| For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. | He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. |
| You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. | You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. |
| Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. | But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. |
| How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. | How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. |
| He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” | But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” |
| Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. | Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. |
| The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. | The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. |
| Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. | Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
| Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
| The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. | As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. |
| A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. | A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. |
| Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. | Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
| A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word! | To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is! |
| Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. | So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ. |
| In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? |
| But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. | I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter. |
