Psalms 49:3
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
BSB
ASV
My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
KJV
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom,.... Or "wisdoms" (m); of Christ, who is so called, Pro 1:20. He being as a divine Person the wisdom of God, and the only wise God; and having all the treasures of wisdom in him, as man and Mediator: of him the prophet spake, and of him the apostles and all Gospel ministers speak; of the glories of his Person, of the fulness of his grace, and of his wonderful works; especially of that of redemption and salvation by him, in which there is an abounding of wisdom and prudence.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom. Inspired and therefore lifted beyond himself, the prophet is not praising his own attainments, but extolling the divine Spirit which spoke in him. He knew that the Spirit of truth and wisdom spoke through him. He who is not sure that his matter is good has no right to ask a hearing. And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. The same Spirit who made the ancient seers eloquent, also made them thoughtful. The help of the Holy Ghost was never meant to supersede the use of our own mental powers.
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Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
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Matthew 12:35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.