With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.
What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;
Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.