| Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. |
| Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
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| Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. | Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips. | Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them. |
| The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. |
| Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. | When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech. |
| If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. | The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. |
| I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. | I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth. |
| May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
| My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. | My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
| All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. | The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
| Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.” | Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept that which is good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.” |
| And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. | When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. |
| Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ | Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God. |
| Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. | Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. |
| Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. | He was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. |
| Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. | Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. |
| Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. | Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. |
| Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants. | May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew; like gentle rain on grass, like showers on new growth. |
| Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. | Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 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. | Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. |
| 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. |
| In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. | Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. |
| Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler! | Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler. |
