| And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. | 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. |
| Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. | Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
| Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; Make His deeds known among the peoples. | Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
| So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the purpose for which 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 shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. |
| A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind. | A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. |
| May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, 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 rock and my redeemer. |
| Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued. | With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
| A fool’s lips bring strife, And his mouth invites beatings. | A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. |
| In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. | In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. |
| Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. | Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. |
| If I speak with the tongues of mankind and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. | If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong 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. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. |
| If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless. | If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. |
| Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. | 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. |
| Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool. | The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool. |
| And when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time; for you are not the ones speaking, but it is the Holy Spirit. | 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 as for you, proclaim the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. | But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. |
| And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly 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 even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.” | 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.” |
| Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. | Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. |
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