'Says' in the Bible

Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.

My wife says my breath stinks; even my children say I smell bad!

The deepest ocean says, "It's not within me.' and the sea says, "You'll never find it with me.'

and if God is gracious to him and says, 'Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,'

He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn't profit me.

For Job says, 'I am innocent, but God turns away my right.

Because he says, "There's no profit for a man to find joy with God.'"

who says to a king, “Worthless man!”and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?

Suppose someone says to God,“I have endured my punishment;I will no longer act wickedly.

Men of understanding say to me -- any wise man listening to me says --

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,Who gives songs in the night,

And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who says, 'You have done wrong'?

For He says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,”and the torrential rains, His mighty torrential rains,

“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’And he scents the battle from afar,And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

He says to himself, “I will never be moved—from generation to generation without calamity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;He hides His face and will never see.”

Why has the wicked person despised God?He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

“Because of the oppression of the afflictedand the groaning of the poor,I will now rise up,” says the Lord.“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.There is no one who does good.

My heart says this about You,“You are to seek My face.”Lord, I will seek Your face.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calveAnd strips the forests bare;And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.

He says, "Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!"

He says: "Assemble my covenant people before me, those who ratified a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

He says: "Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

But God says to the wicked:“What right do you have to recite My statutesand to take My covenant on your lips?

For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.There is no one who does good.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

The Lord says, "From Bashan I will bring them, I will bring them from the depths of the sea,

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

God says, "At the appointed times, I judge fairly.

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

Lord, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.

For all our days pass away in Your wrath;We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.

Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

The Lord says, "Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,

A Psalm of David.The Lord says to my Lord:“Sit at My right handUntil I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

“This is My resting place forever” [says the Lord];“Here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your authority endures from one generation to another. God is faithful about everything he says and merciful in everything he does.

rescuing you from the way of evil—from the one who says perverse things,

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

She grabs him and kisses him;she brazenly says to him,

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”To the one who lacks sense, she says,

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”To the one who lacks sense, she says,

What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

Whoever controls what he says is knowledgeable; anyone who has a calm spirit is a man of understanding.

The words a man says are as deep waters a fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,but after he is on his way, he gloats.

The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!I’ll be killed in the public square!”

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.“Eat and drink,” he says to you,but his heart is not with you.

Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?

Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”—people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—a lion in the public square!”

so is the man who deceives his neighborand says, “I was only joking!”

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

The one who robs his father or motherand says, “That’s no sin,”is a companion to a man who destroys.

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:

Everything God says is pure; he is a shield for those who take refuge in him.

Sheol; a childless womb;earth, which is never satisfied with water;and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

This is the way of an adulteress:she eats and wipes her mouthand says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”

"Many women have done wonderful things," he says, "but you surpass all of them!"

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,

I advise doing what the king says, especially regarding an oath to God.

Even when a fool walks along the road, his [common] sense and good judgment fail him and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”

“My beloved speaks and says to me,‘Arise, my love, my fair one,And come away.

“Oh, that you were like a brother to me,Who nursed at the breasts of my mother.If I found you out of doors, I would kiss you;No one would blame me or despise me, either.

"Listen to what the LORD says, you rulers of Sodom, and pay attention to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”Says the Lord.“I have had enough of burnt offerings of ramsAnd the fat of fed cattle;And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

“Come, let us discuss this,”says the Lord.“Though your sins are like scarlet,they will be as white as snow;though they are as red as crimson,they will be like wool.

Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: "Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

The Lord says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.

When one man puts his hand on another in his father's house, and says, You have clothing, be our ruler and be responsible for us in our sad condition:

The Lord comes to pronounce judgment on the leaders of his people and their officials. He says, "It is you who have ruined the vineyard! You have stashed in your houses what you have stolen from the poor.