2:1 My child, if you receive my words,
and store up my commands within you,
2:16 to deliver you from the adulteress,
from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;
4:20 My child, pay attention to my words;
listen attentively to my sayings.
5:7 So now, children, listen to me;
do not turn aside from the words I speak.
7:1 My child, keep my words
and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.
7:21 She persuaded him with persuasive words;
with her smooth talk she compelled him.
7:24 So now, sons, listen to me,
and pay attention to the words I speak.
8:8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
15:26 The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked,
but pleasant words are pure.
16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
17:27 The truly wise person restrains his words,
and the one who stays calm is discerning.
19:27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
22:12 The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the faithless person.
23:12 Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to the words of knowledge.
29:19 A servant cannot be corrected by words,
for although he understands, there is no answer.
31:1 The words of King Lemuel,
an oracle that his mother taught him: