'Words' in the Bible

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.

Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?

Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind.

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words to strive with him?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?

Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest words go out of thy mouth?

Shall words of wind have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?

I also could speak as ye: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join together words against you, and shake my head at you;

How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak.

How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?

Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book!

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.

For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.

Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;

Now he hath not directed his words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...

They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand.

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words: --

Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.

For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for +God.

For truly my words shall be no falsehood: one perfect in knowledge is with thee.

Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order our words by reason of darkness.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job.

{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

{Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite.} Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;

The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said,} I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

There is no speech and there are no words, yet their voice is heard.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

{To the chief Musician. Upon Aijeleth-Shahar. A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou far from my salvation, from the words of my groaning?

For they speak not peace; and they devise deceitful words against the quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?

Thou hast loved all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.

Smooth were the milky words of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.

All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

{An instruction. Of Asaph.} Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; ...

And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.

CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!

The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.

My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.

All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;

When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.

she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.

My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,

To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

And he taught me, and said unto me, Let thy heart retain my words; keep my commandments and live.

Get wisdom, get intelligence: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.

And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.

The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.

The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.

A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal: