'Statements' in the Bible
“The daughters of Zelophehad are right in their statements. You shall surely give them a hereditary possession among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them.
Then Moses commanded the sons of Israel according to the word of the Lord, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph are right in their statements.
Records concerning his sons, the various prophetic statements rebuking him, and records of the reconstruction work on God's Temple are written in the Midrash of the Book of the Kings. Joash's son Amaziah reigned in his place.
Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!
False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.
Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!
Now therefore, listen to the word of the Lord: You say, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’