| But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. | 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. |
| 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 body. |
| O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. | O give thanks to the Lord, call on 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 out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. |
| A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. | With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| 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 to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
| A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. | A fool's lips bring strife, and a fool's mouth invites a flogging. |
| In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. |
| 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. | If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. |
| Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. | Anxiety weighs down the human heart, but a good word cheers it up. |
| 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 everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
| Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. |
| It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. | It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. |
| Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. | Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly. |
| For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. | Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. |
| 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 mind of the wicked is of little worth. |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. | Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
| 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 any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. |
| Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. | Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.” |
| Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
Bible verse of the day
The fear of man bringeth a snare:but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.