When Esther's maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Proverbs 31:26 - Revised Standard Version She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And in her tongue is the law of kindness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition She opens her mouth in skillful and godly Wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness [giving counsel and instruction]. American Standard Version (1901) She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue. Common English Bible Her mouth is full of wisdom; kindly teaching is on her tongue. Catholic Public Domain Version She has opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. |
When Esther's maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and fulfil my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the dinner which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is comely.
Your lips distil nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.
True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.
And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.
Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,
But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a cereal offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these.”