| But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. | 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. |
| Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. |
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| O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. | Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! |
| So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto 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. |
| 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, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. |
| A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. | A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. |
| An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. | The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. |
| A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. | A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. |
| In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. | In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. |
| Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. | Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. |
| Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling 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 thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. |
| And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by 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. |
| If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. | 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. |
| It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. | It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
| Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. | Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. |
| He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. |
| For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. | For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. |
| Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. | Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. |
| The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. |
| Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. |
| By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. | When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. |
