Words

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, <FI>Is<Fi> the word spoken at its fit times.

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; — read the full passage →

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

`Thou dost not take up the name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah acquitteth not him who taketh up His name for a vain thing.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.

Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

These things remind <FI>them<Fi> of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; — read the full passage →

Joy <FI>is<Fi> to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season--how good!

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied.

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, `Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

Deep waters <FI>are<Fi> the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a flowing brook.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

Every saying of God <FI>is<Fi> tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to those trusting in Him.

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God,

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;

Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. — read the full passage →

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

so, then, comfort ye one another in these words.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

and the tongue <FI>is<Fi> a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. — read the full passage →

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.

Sayings of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

Words of the wise <FI>are<Fi> as goads, and as fences planted <FI>by<Fi> the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

`Verily, verily, I say to you--He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue.

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely. — read the full passage →

and if any one may hear my sayings, and not believe, I--I do not judge him, for I came not that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.

So <FI>is<Fi> the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

Who <FI>is<Fi> this--darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?