“But now, O Job, listen to my words, and hear ¹  everything I have to say! ² 

The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ¹ 

You love to use all the words that destroy, ¹  and the tongue that deceives.

The wicked turn aside from birth; ¹  liars go astray as soon as they are born. ² 

Our record of sins overwhelms me, ¹  but you forgive ²  our acts of rebellion.

They executed his miraculous signs among them, ¹  and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.

The words of the wicked lie in wait ¹  to shed innocent blood, ²  but the words ³  of the upright will deliver them.

The words of a gossip ¹  are like choice morsels; ²  they go down into the person’s innermost being. ³ 

The eyes of the Lord ¹  guard knowledge, ²  but he overthrows the words of the faithless person. ³ 

Incline your ear ²  and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction. ³ 

The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being. ¹ 

The words of King Lemuel, ¹  an oracle ²  that his mother taught him:

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard ¹  among fools.

The words of a wise person ¹  win him ²  favor, ³  but the words ⁴  of a fool are self-destructive. ⁵ 

At the beginning his words ¹  are foolish and at the end ²  his talk ³  is wicked madness, ⁴ 

“Go down at once ¹  to the potter’s house. I will speak to you further there.” ² 

King David’s accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Samuel the prophet, the Annals of Nathan the prophet, and the Annals of Gad the prophet. ¹ 

When food was served, ¹  he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.” ²  “Tell us,” Laban said. ³ 

When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see ¹  and subverts the words of the righteous.