- words:
- "Behold,¹ thou hast instructedª° many,ª and thou hast strengthenedª° the weakª hands.ª ... Thy wordsª have upholdenª° him that was falling,ª° and thou hast strengthenedª° the feebleª° knees.ª" {Job 4:3-4} + "[But] I would strengthenª° you withª my mouth,ª and the movingª of my lipsª should asswageª° [your grief]." {Job 16:5} + "The mouthª of the righteousª speakethª° wisdom,ª and his tongueª talkethª° of judgment.ª" {Psa 37:30} + "I have preachedª° righteousnessª in the greatª congregation:ª lo,¹ I have not¹ refrainedª° my lips,ª O LORD,ª thou¹ knowest.ª° ... I have not¹ hidª° thy righteousnessª withinª my heart;ª I have declaredª° thy faithfulnessª and thy salvation:ª I have not¹ concealedª° thy lovingkindnessª and thy truthª from the greatª congregation.ª" {Psa 40:9-10} + "My mouthª shall shew forthª° thy righteousnessª [and] thy salvationª all¹ the day;ª for¹ I knowª° not¹ the numbersª [thereof]. ... Now also¹ whenª I am oldª and grayheaded,ª O God,ª forsakeª° me not;¹ until¹ I have shewedª° thy strengthª unto [this] generation,ª [and] thy powerª to every one¹ [that] is to come.ª°" {Psa 71:15-18} + "In the lipsª of him that hath understandingª° wisdomª is found:ª° but a rodª [is] for the backª of him that is voidª of understanding.ª" {Prv 10:13} + "The tongueª of the justª [is as] choiceª° silver:ª the heartª of the wickedª [is] little worth.ª ... The lipsª of the righteousª feedª° many:ª but foolsª dieª° for wantª of wisdom.ª" {Prv 10:20-21} + "The mouthª of the justª bringeth forthª° wisdom:ª but the frowardª tongueª shall be cut out.ª° ... The lipsª of the righteousª knowª° what is acceptable:ª but the mouthª of the wickedª [speaketh] frowardness.ª" {Prv 10:31-32} + "The wickedª is snaredª by the transgressionª of [his] lips:ª but the justª shall come outª° of trouble.ª¹ ... A manª shall be satisfiedª° with goodª by the fruitª¹ of [his] mouth:ª and the recompenceª of a man'sª handsª shall be renderedª°°° unto him." {Prv 12:13-14} + "There isª that speakethª° like the piercingsª of a sword:ª but the tongueª of the wiseª [is] health.ª" {Prv 12:18} + "The tongueª of the wiseª useth knowledgeª aright:ª° but the mouthª of foolsª poureth outª° foolishness.ª" {Prv 15:2} + "A manª hath joyª by the answerª of his mouth:ª and a wordª [spoken] in due season,ª how¹ goodª [is it]!" {Prv 15:23} + "The wiseª in heartª shall be calledª° prudent:ª° and the sweetnessª of the lipsª increasethª° learning.ª ... Pleasantª wordsª [are as] an honeycomb,ªª sweetª to the soul,ª and healthª to the bones.ª" {Prv 16:21-24} + "Bow downª° thine ear,ª and hearª° the wordsª of the wise,ª and applyª° thine heartª unto my knowledge.ª ... For¹ [it is] a pleasant¹ thing² if¹ thou keepª° them withinª thee; they shall withalª be fittedª° in¹ thy lips.ª" {Prv 22:17-18} + "A wordª fitlyª²°¹ spokenª° [is like] applesª of goldª in picturesª of silver.ª ... [As] an earringª of gold,ª and an ornamentª of fine gold,ª [so is] a wiseª reproverª° upon¹ an obedientª° ear.ª" {Prv 25:11-12} + "She openethª° her mouthª with wisdom;ª and in¹ her tongueª [is] the lawª of kindness.ª" {Prv 31:26} + "A goodª manª out¹ of² the¹ goodª treasureª of the¹ heartª bringeth forthª° good things:ª andª an evilª manª out ofª the¹ evilª treasureª bringeth forthª° evil things.ª" {Mtt 12:35} + "Andª allª bare²° him² witness,ª°¹ andª wonderedª° atª the¹ graciousª wordsª which² proceededª°° out ofª hisª mouth.ª Andª they said,ª° Isª° notª thisª Joseph'sª son?ª" {Lke 4:22} + "Let²° noªª corruptª communicationª proceedª° out ofª yourª mouth,ª butª that¹ which² is goodª toª the¹ useª of edifying,ª thatª it may ministerª° graceª unto the¹ hearers.ª°" {Eph 4:29} + "Let yourª speechª [be] alwayª withª grace,ª seasonedª° with salt,ª that ye may knowª° howª yeª oughtª° to answerª° every² man.ª¹" {Col 4:6}
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