Verse 4

My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter mysteries from ancient times.
  • Prov 1:6 : 6 To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
  • Num 12:8 : 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?'
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'
  • Luke 12:3 : 3 Whatever you spoke in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.
  • 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,
  • Num 23:7 : 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'
  • Dan 8:23 : 23 In the latter part of their reign, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a stern-faced king, skilled in intrigue, will arise.
  • Matt 13:11-15 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.' 15 For the heart of this people has grown dull; they can barely hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, turn back to me, and I would heal them.