Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.


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Genesis 11 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Exodus 4 10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Exodus 4 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus 4 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus 32 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
Numbers 23 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
Deuteronomy 1 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Deuteronomy 1 34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
Deuteronomy 5 27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Deuteronomy 5 28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
Deuteronomy 18 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Deuteronomy 18 21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Deuteronomy 28 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 30 14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Deuteronomy 32 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
1 Samuel 2 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
2 Samuel 14 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
1 Kings 10 7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
1 Chronicles 17 19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
Job 6 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Job 8 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Job 11 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 12 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 23 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 32 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Job 33 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job 33 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
Job 34 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Job 34 16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job 36 4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Job 36 22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
Job 37 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Psalms 5 1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Psalms 10 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Psalms 12 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Psalms 19 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Psalms 19 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms 29 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psalms 34 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms 35 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Psalms 36 10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 38 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms 38 15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Psalms 40 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
Psalms 49 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms 51 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Psalms 71 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
Psalms 71 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Psalms 81 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.