'Words' in the Bible

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

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

The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.

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

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

All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not!

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.

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

A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.

By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.

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

Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: -- I have wearied myself for God, I have wearied myself for God, and am consumed.

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: