Proverbs 16:21
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
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Proverbs 16:21
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
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Genesis 18:19
For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
Psalms 119:171
Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.
Proverbs 8:6
Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
Proverbs 15:26
Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
Proverbs 19:25
When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
Proverbs 22:17
Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
Malachi 2:7
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
Mark 7:21
Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
Acts 11:23
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
Romans 10:10
For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
Romans 10:14
But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
Romans 10:15
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
1 Timothy 3:2
The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
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Exodus 18:17
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Exodus 18:18
Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
Exodus 18:19
Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:
Exodus 18:20
Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
Exodus 18:21
But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
Exodus 18:22
And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
Exodus 18:23
If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
Exodus 18:24
So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
1 Samuel 23:16
And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;
1 Samuel 23:17
And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.
Ezra 10:2
And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answering, said to Ezra, We have done evil against our God, and have taken as our wives strange women of the peoples of the land: but still there is hope for Israel in this question.
Ezra 10:3
Let us now make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God; and let it be done in keeping with the law.
Ezra 10:4
Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.
Acts 28:15
And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.
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1 Kings 3:12
I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.
Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
Romans 16:19
For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
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Job 4:3
Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
Job 4:4
He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.
Job 6:25
How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?
Job 16:5
I might give you strength with my mouth, and not keep back the comfort of my lips.
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Job 28:12
But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Job 28:13
Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
Job 28:14
The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
Job 28:15
Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
Job 28:16
It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
Job 28:17
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
Job 28:18
There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
Proverbs 3:15
She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
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Psalms 34:11
Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
Philippians 1:23
I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:
Philippians 1:24
Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you.
Philippians 1:25
And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;
Philippians 1:26
So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.
2 Timothy 4:6
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
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Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
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Psalms 55:15
Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.
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Proverbs 12:17
The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
Proverbs 12:19
True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
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Job 9:4
He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
Proverbs 11:29
The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
Proverbs 15:4
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
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Proverbs 15:18
An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
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Proverbs 24:8
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
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Proverbs 29:22
An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
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Psalms 45:4
And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
Matthew 13:54
And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?
Mark 6:2
And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?
Luke 2:47
And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
Luke 21:15
For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.
Acts 6:10
But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.
Titus 2:8
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
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2 Corinthians 5:18
But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;
2 Corinthians 5:19
That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.
2 Corinthians 5:20
So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
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Proverbs 16:20
He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:6
Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
2 Corinthians 6:10
As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
Ephesians 3:4
By the reading of which you will be clear about my knowledge of the secret of Christ;
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
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Song of Solomon 4:3
Your red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.
Song of Solomon 4:11
Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 5:13
His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Song of Solomon 7:9
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.
Hebrews 13:15
Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
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