| 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. | In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. |
| 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. | 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. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
| Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your 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, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. |
| A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. | A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. |
| In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. | In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. |
| Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. | 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. |
| Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. | Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
| Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. | Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. |
| It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. | It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. |
| And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. | 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. |
| For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. | For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. | When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. | He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. | Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. |
| For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. | For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. |
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