There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.

And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.

And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.

And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.

And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.

And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

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

And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;

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.

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Then Job answered and said,

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.

The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.

Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

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

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.

And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.