| Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. |
| Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
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| Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. |
| The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
| The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. | The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. |
| In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. | In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. |
| If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. | If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. |
| The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. | The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts. |
| Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. | I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. |
| Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy 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, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. |
| Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. | Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you. |
| My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. | My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. |
| Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. | Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.” |
| Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God. | Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “None of my words will be deferred any more, but the word which I speak will be performed,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ |
| A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. | A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. |
| And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. | He was there with Yahweh forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread, nor drank water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. |
| But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. | In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. |
| Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. | Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. |
| Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
| And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 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. | These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. |
| Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. | Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. |
| Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. | Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” |
| Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. | In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. |
| Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. | Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince. |
| My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. | My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb. |
