'Words' in the Bible
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
I would know the words which 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 esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
{To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
{Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.} O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,} I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, 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 so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
{Maschil 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 rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, 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 which flattereth with her words.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
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