My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
If not, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.
But know that the LORD has set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
[To the Chief Musician upon shoshannim, for the Sons of Korah, a maschil, a song of loves.] My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready scribe.
Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart unto my knowledge.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
My teaching 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: