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When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans… Matthew 6:7

When you pray do not go on babbling endlessly as the pagans do, for they believe that they are more likely to be heard because of their many words. Matthew 6:7	In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. prayer thoughts
Pleasing words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and affording health to the body. Proverbs 16:24	Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. gentleness soul food

Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. Psalm 105:1	Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. evangelism worship praise
So shall my word be that issues forth from my mouth. It will not return to me unfulfilled, but it will accomplish my purpose and achieve what I sent it forth to do. Isaiah 55:11	So is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do. Word of God reliability fruitfulness
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only delights in expressing his own opinions. Proverbs 18:2	A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. wisdom selfishness
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. Psalm 120:2	Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. redeemer soul lying
With his mouth the godless man seeks to ruin his neighbor, but knowledge enables the righteous to be delivered. Proverbs 11:9	With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. righteousness wisdom gossip
Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:15	Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. prayer heart
The lips of a fool cause strife, and his mouth provokes a flogging. Proverbs 18:6	A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. wisdom
Diligent labor always yields profit, but idle conversation only leads to poverty. Proverbs 14:23	In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. reliability encouragement poverty
If in speaking I use human tongues and angelic as well, but do not have love, I am nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1	If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. love angels
Anxiety in the human heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25	Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. worrying heart
The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness, but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. Proverbs 10:32	The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. truth righteousness lying
Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Psalm 34:14	Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. evil truth lying
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. Colossians 3:17	Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. gratitude following work
Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead. Proverbs 4:24	Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. truth lying
It is honorable to avoid strife, but every fool is quarrelsome. Proverbs 20:3	It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. peace anger
Take no part in the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather seek to expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of what deeds people do in secret. Ephesians 5:11-12	Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. sin idols fruitfulness
A word is not even on my tongue and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. Psalm 139:4	For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. almighty understanding
The tongue of the just man is like pure silver; the heart of the wicked is without worth. Proverbs 10:20	The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. valuable righteousness
As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day. Psalm 32:3	When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. sin confession sickness
Lying lips conceal hatred, and anyone who slanders another is a fool. Proverbs 10:18	He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. gossip lying
If anyone thinks that he is religious but does not restrain his tongue, he is deceiving himself, and his religion is worthless. James 1:26	If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments; defend the rights of the wretched and the poor. Proverbs 31:9	Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. righteousness giving widows
For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. Romans 10:10	For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. faith salvation acknowledging

Jesus answered them, “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to this fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be accomplished.”

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.”