Psalms 49:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
Job 33:3 : 3 My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Job 33:33 : 33 If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
Ps 45:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Ps 104:34 : 34 Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Ps 119:130 : 130 The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.
Prov 4:1-2 : 1 Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: 2 For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.
Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Prov 22:20-21 : 20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, 21 To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
Matt 12:35 : 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness. 17 That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 49:4
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4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Job 33:2-3
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78%
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
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76%
23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Ps 39:1-3
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75%
1For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.
3My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: [Then] spake I with my tongue:
Prov 8:6-7
2 verses
75%
6Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Ps 45:1
75%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Ps 78:2
74%
2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Ps 37:30
74%
30The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.
Ps 5:1
74%
1For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.
Prov 2:6
74%
6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
Prov 23:15-16
2 verses
73%
15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
16Yea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.
Ps 19:14
73%
14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
Prov 5:1
73%
1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
Prov 8:14
73%
14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
Prov 2:2
73%
2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;
Ps 141:3
72%
3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.
Job 13:6
72%
6Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Prov 22:17
72%
17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Prov 2:10-11
2 verses
71%
10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Ps 77:12
71%
12I will meditate also upon all thy work, And muse on thy doings.
Prov 8:12
71%
12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
Job 34:34
71%
34Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
Job 33:33
71%
33If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Prov 14:33
71%
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Ps 119:99
71%
99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
Prov 15:14
71%
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Job 38:36
71%
36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
Prov 4:5
71%
5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
Job 34:16
71%
16If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.
Prov 16:1
71%
1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Job 42:3
71%
3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Prov 1:2
71%
2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;
Job 34:2-3
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70%
2Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
Prov 18:15
70%
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Prov 10:31
70%
31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Prov 20:5
70%
5Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Ps 49:2
70%
2Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Prov 16:21
70%
21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Eccl 1:16
70%
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
Ps 17:3
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3Thou hast proved my heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Ps 119:15
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15I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
Ps 104:34
70%
34Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Eccl 7:25
70%
25I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason [of things], and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.