| 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, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. |
| But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. | All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one. |
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| But as for you, proclaim the things which are fitting for sound doctrine. | You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
| One who conceals hatred has lying lips, And one who spreads slander is a fool. | Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. |
| For with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. | For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. |
| I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. | I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. |
| I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. | I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. |
| But above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment. | Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned. |
| In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. | In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. |
| For no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. | For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. |
| If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him. | If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them. |
| Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. | And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. |
| And if you say in your heart, ‘How will we recognize the word which the Lord has not spoken?’ When the prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, and the thing does not happen or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you are not to be afraid of him. | You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed. |
| Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight. | The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. |
| And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ | I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ |
| And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” | In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” |
| And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, distributing themselves, and a tongue rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. | They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. |
| I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. | I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
| The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. | The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. |
| And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness. | After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. |
| You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. | You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. |
| Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” | Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” |
| But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. |
