| 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. | 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. |
| Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. | Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. |
| 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 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. | 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. |
| A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. | A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. |
| Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. |
| Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. |
| With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. | The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. |
| A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. | A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. |
| Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. | Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. |
| In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. | In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. |
| If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. | Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. | It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
| 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. | 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. |
| And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. | But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. |
| For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. | When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. |
| Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. | For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. |
| Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. | Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. |
| Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. | Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. |
| And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.” | So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.” |
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