She speaks wisely. She teaches faithfully.

她开口就发智慧；她舌上有仁慈的法则。

她开口就发智慧，她舌上有仁慈的教诲。

她开口就发智慧，她舌上有仁慈的教诲。

她说的话带着智慧，她的训言充满慈爱。

她开口就说出智慧的话；她的舌头上充满慈爱的训诲。

她藉着智慧开口，她的舌头上有慈爱的法则。

她開口就發智慧；她舌上有仁慈的法則。

她開口就發智慧，她舌上有仁慈的教誨。

她開口就發智慧，她舌上有仁慈的教誨。

她說的話帶著智慧，她的訓言充滿慈愛。

她開口就說出智慧的話；她的舌頭上充滿慈愛的訓誨。

每逢開口，她總以智慧而發言；她舌頭上總有忠愛之法則。

她藉著智慧開口，她的舌頭上有慈愛的法則。

智慧發於口、慈訓達於舌、

所言者明哲之詞、仁愛之語、

啟口出智慧之言、仁慈之法在其口中、

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.

Her mouth speaks wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdom and loving instruction is on her tongue.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue[ is] the law of kindness.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

Don’t let any evil talk come out of your mouths. Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs. Then what you say will help those who listen.

Kind words are like honey. They are sweet to the spirit and bring healing to the body.

The mouths of those who do right produce wisdom. But tongues that speak twisted words will be made silent.

Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it.This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands.

True teaching came from his mouth. Nothing but the truth came from his lips. He walked with me in peace. He did what was right. He turned many people away from their sins.

The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity.

Your lips are as sweet as honey, my bride. Milk and honey are under your tongue. Your clothes smell like the cedar trees in Lebanon.

Finally, I want all of you to agree with one another. Be understanding. Love one another. Be kind and tender. Be humble.Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.

Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves. Speak up for the rights of all those who are poor.Speak up and judge fairly. Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.

I hope you will be pleased to give me what I want. And I hope you will be pleased to listen to my appeal. If you are, I’d like you and Haman to come tomorrow to the feast I’ll prepare for you. Then I’ll answer your question.”

But his wife answered,“ The Lord doesn’t want to kill us. If he did, he wouldn’t have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from us. He wouldn’t have shown us all these things. He wouldn’t have told us we’re going to have a son.”

All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked right at Stephen. They saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

In a loud voice she called out,“ God has blessed you more than other women. And blessed is the child you will have!But why is God so kind to me? Why has the mother of my Lord come to me?As soon as I heard the sound of your voice, the baby inside me jumped for joy.You are a woman God has blessed. You have believed that the Lord would keep his promises to you!”Mary said,“ My soul gives glory to the Lord.My spirit delights in God my Savior.He has taken note of me even though I am not considered important. From now on all people will call me blessed.The Mighty One has done great things for me. His name is holy.He shows his mercy to those who have respect for him, from parent to child down through the years.He has done mighty things with his powerful arm. He has scattered those who are proud in their deepest thoughts.He has brought down rulers from their thrones. But he has lifted up people who are not considered important.He has filled with good things those who are hungry. But he has sent away empty those who are rich.He has helped the people of Israel, who serve him. He has always remembered to be kindto Abraham and his children down through the years. He has done it just as he promised to our people of long ago.”Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months. Then she returned home.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Priscilla and Aquila heard him. So they invited him to their home. There they gave him a better understanding of the way of God.

Then Queen Esther answered,“ Your Majesty, I hope you will be pleased to let me live. That’s what I want. Please spare my people. That’s my appeal to you.My people and I have been sold to be destroyed. We’ve been sold to be killed and wiped out. Suppose we had only been sold as male and female slaves. Then I wouldn’t have said anything. That kind of suffering wouldn’t be a good enough reason to bother you.”King Xerxes asked Queen Esther,“ Who is the man who has dared to do such a thing? And where is he?”Esther said,“ The man hates us! He’s our enemy! He’s this evil Haman!” Then Haman was terrified in front of the king and queen.

Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands. Suppose some of them don’t believe God’s word. Then let them be won to Christ without words by seeing how their wives behave.

If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side. And gentle words can break a bone.

While that was going on, a wise woman called out from the city. She shouted,“ Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to speak to him.”So Joab went toward her. She asked,“ Are you Joab?”“ I am,” he answered. She said,“ Listen to what I have to say.”“ I’m listening,” he said.She continued,“ Long ago people used to say,‘ Get your answer at Abel.’ And that would settle the matter.We are the most peaceful and faithful people in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up what belongs to the Lord?”“ I would never do anything like that!” Joab said.“ I would never swallow up or destroy what belongs to the Lord!That isn’t what I have in mind at all. There’s a man named Sheba, the son of Bikri, in your city. He’s from the hill country of Ephraim. He’s trying to kill King David. Hand that man over to me. Then I’ll pull my men back from your city.” The woman said to Joab,“ We’ll throw his head down to you from the wall.”Then the woman gave her wise advice to all the people in the city. They cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bikri. They threw it down to Joab. So he blew his trumpet. Then his men pulled back from the city. Each of them returned to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

She fell at his feet. She said,“ Pardon your servant, sir. Please let me speak to you. Listen to what I’m saying. Let me take the blame myself.Please don’t pay any attention to that evil man Nabal. His name means Foolish Person. And that’s exactly what he is. He’s always doing foolish things. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to see the men you sent.Sir, the Lord has kept you from killing Nabal and his men. He has kept you from using your own hands to get even. So may what’s about to happen to Nabal happen to all your enemies. May it happen to everyone who wants to harm you. And may it happen just as surely as the Lord your God and you are alive.I’ve brought a gift for you. Give it to the men who follow you.“ Please forgive me if I shouldn’t have done that. The Lord your God will certainly give you and your family line a kingdom that will last. That’s because you fight the Lord’ s battles. You won’t do anything wrong as long as you live.Someone may chase you and try to kill you. But the Lord your God will keep your life safe like a treasure hidden in a bag. And he’ll destroy your enemies. Their lives will be thrown away, just as a stone is thrown from a sling.The Lord will do for you every good thing he promised to do. He’ll appoint you ruler over Israel.When that happens, you won’t have this heavy load on your mind. You won’t have to worry about how you killed people without any reason. You won’t have to worry about how you got even. The Lord your God will give you success. When that happens, please remember me.”

“ You are like a dove in an opening in the rocks. You are like a dove in a hiding place on a mountainside. Show me your face. Let me hear your voice. Your voice is so sweet. Your face is so lovely.

“ I serve the Lord,” Mary answered.“ May it happen to me just as you said it would.” Then the angel left her.

Esther made another appeal to the king. She fell at his feet and wept. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman, the Agagite. He had decided to kill the Jews.The king reached out his gold scepter toward Esther. She got up and stood in front of him.She said,“ King Xerxes, I hope you will think what I’m asking is the right thing to do. I hope you are pleased with me. If you are, and if it pleases you, let an order be written. Let it take the place of the messages Haman wrote. Haman was the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite. He planned to kill the Jews. He wrote orders to destroy us in all your territories.I couldn’t stand by and see the horrible trouble that would fall on my people! I couldn’t stand to see my family destroyed!”

Huldah said to them,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ Here is what you must tell the man who sent you to me.Tell him,“ The Lord says,‘ I am going to bring horrible trouble on this place and its people. Everything written in the book the king of Judah has read will take place.That’s because the people have deserted me. They have burned incense to other gods. They have made me very angry because of the statues of gods their hands have made. So my anger will burn like a fire against this place. And the fire of my anger will not be put out.’ ” ’The king of Judah sent you to ask the Lord for advice. Tell him,‘ The Lord is the God of Israel. He has a message for you about the things you heard. He says,“ Your heart was tender. You made yourself humble in the eyes of the Lord. You heard what I spoke against this place and its people. I said they would be under a curse. I told them they would be destroyed. You tore your royal robes and wept in front of me. And I have heard you,” announces the Lord.“ You will join the members of your family who have already died. You will be buried in peace. Your eyes will not see all the trouble I am going to bring on this place.” ’ ” Huldah’s answer was taken back to the king.

Esther’s male and female attendants came to her. They told her about Mordecai. So she became very troubled. She wanted him to take off his rough clothing. So she sent him other clothes to wear. But he wouldn’t accept them.

“ Have a drink, sir,” she said. She quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.After she had given him a drink, she said,“ I’ll get water for your camels too. I’ll keep doing it until they have had enough to drink.”So she quickly emptied her jar into the stone tub. Then she ran back to the well to get more water. She got enough for all his camels.