Psalms 49:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching shall drop as the rain, my words shall distill as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
  • Job 33:3 : 3 My words shall be from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall clearly speak knowledge.
  • Job 33:33 : 33 If not, listen to me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.
  • Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
  • Ps 104:34 : 34 My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
  • Prov 4:1-2 : 1 Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding. 2 For I give you good teaching, do not forsake my law.
  • Prov 8:6-9 : 6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips will come right things. 7 For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who 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 cannot compare to it.
  • Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.
  • Prov 22:20-21 : 20 Have I not written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 21 That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you may answer the words of truth to those who send to you?
  • Matt 12:35 : 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 That the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for all good works.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 4 I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

  • Job 33:2-3
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    78%

    2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth; my tongue has spoken in my mouth.

    3 My words shall be from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall clearly speak knowledge.

  • 23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Ps 39:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.

    2 I was silent and still, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

    3 My heart burned within me, while I was musing, the fire burned: then I spoke with my tongue,

  • Prov 8:6-7
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    6 Hear, for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips will come right things.

    7 For my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • 1 My heart is overflowing with a good matter: I speak of the things I have composed concerning the king: my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

  • 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

  • 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.

  • 74%

    1 Listen to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

  • 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • 73%

    15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

    16 Yes, my inmost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

  • 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.

  • 1 My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline your ear to my understanding:

  • 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

  • 2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

  • 3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • 6 Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.

  • 17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;

    11 Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

  • 12 I will meditate also on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds.

  • 12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

  • 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man listen to me.

  • 33 If not, listen to me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.

  • 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

  • 14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • 36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the heart?

  • 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither turn away from the words of my mouth.

  • 16 If now you have understanding, hear this; listen to the voice of my words.

  • 1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, are from the LORD.

  • 3 Who is he who hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

  • 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

  • Job 34:2-3
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    70%

    2 Hear my words, O you wise men; and listen to me, you who have knowledge.

    3 For the ear tries words as the mouth tastes food.

  • 15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • 31 The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

  • 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.

  • 16 I communed with my own heart, saying, Look, I have attained great stature, and gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem: yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

  • 3 You have tested my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

  • 15 I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways.

  • 34 My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

  • 25 I applied my heart to know, to search, and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even foolishness and madness.