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Job 4:4
Your words have steadied the one who was stumbling and braced the knees that were buckling.
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Proverbs 16:21-24
Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth; it adds learning to his speech.Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste and health to the body.
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Job 21:34
So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive.
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Job 24:25
If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?
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Proverbs 25:11
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.
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Job 32:3
He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.
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Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Ecclesiastes 12:10-11
The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.The sayings of the wise are like cattle prods, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.
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Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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Job 13:5
If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!
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Job 16:3-5
Is there no end to your empty words? What provokes you that you continue testifying?If you were in my place I could also talk like you. I could string words together against you and shake my head at you.Instead, I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation from my lips would bring relief.
