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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    25I 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.