'Words' in the Bible

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

To make you see how certain are true words, so that you may give a true answer to those who put questions to you?

The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh, from Massa. The man says: I am full of weariness, O God, I am full of weariness; O God, I have come to an end:

Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.