For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulphing ruin, - An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things.

Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;

Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

If, after the manner of men, I have fought with wild-beasts at Ephesus, what, to me, the profit? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for, tomorrow, we die.

But, now, do, ye also, put them all away, - anger, wrath, baseness, defamation, shameful talk out of your mouth:

Your discourse being always with benefit, with salt, seasoned, - that ye may know how it behoveth you, unto each one, to be making answer.

For, oft, are we stumbling, one and all: If anyone, in word, doth not stumble, the same, is a mature man, able to curb even the whole body.

For, great swelling words of vanity, uttering, they entice with carnal covetings - in wanton ways - them who are, well-nigh, escaping from the men who, in error, have their behaviour;

Wild waves of sea, foaming out their own infamies, wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness age-abiding hath been reserved.

And there was given unto him, a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and it was given unto him to act, forty and two months.

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so shall these words which I am commanding thee to-day, be upon thy heart;

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;

We will not withhold them from their children, To a later generation, recounting the praises of Yahweh, Even his might and his wonders which he wrought;

The mouth of the righteous, beareth the fruit of wisdom, but, a perverse tongue, shall be cut off.

By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.

The tongue of the wise, adorneth knowledge, - but, the month of dullards, belcheth out folly.

The wise in heart, shall be called intelligent, and, sweetness of lips, increaseth persuasiveness.

Golden fruit in figured silver baskets, is a word spoken on fitting occasion.

My Lord Yahweh, hath given unto me the tongue of the instructed, That I should know how to succour the fainting, with discourse, - He kept wakening - morning by morning. He kept wakening mine ear, to hearken as do the instructed;

Then, they who revered Yahweh, conversed, one with another, - and Yahweh hearkened, and heard, and there was written a book of remembrance before him, for them who revered Yahweh, and for such as thought of his Name.

And, all, were bearing witness to him, and marvelling at the words of favour which were proceeding out of his mouth; and they were saying - Is not, this, the, son of Joseph?

But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.

Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly, - in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God:

Your discourse being always with benefit, with salt, seasoned, - that ye may know how it behoveth you, unto each one, to be making answer.

Wherefore be consoling one another, and building up, each the other, - even as ye are also doing.

To the use of edifying

With a view to the fitting of the saints for the work of ministering, for an upbuilding of the body of the Christ;

Minister

In like manner, let your light shine before men, - that they may see your good works, - and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable, - in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

In like manner, ye wives, - submitting yourselves unto your own husbands; in order that, if any are not yielding unto the word, through their wives behaviour, they may, without the word, be won,

General references

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice: