⁷ The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

³⁴ You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

⁶ And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

² And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.

²⁹ Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

¹⁸ And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

¹⁹ By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;

²⁰ Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

²¹ But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.

¹⁴ But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?

¹⁵ And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.

¹⁶ But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?

¹⁷ So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

⁹ And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:

¹⁰ For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.

¹⁵ And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.

¹⁸ And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

¹⁹ Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

²⁰ Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

²⁷ What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

¹¹ Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

¹⁰ The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.

²⁰ The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

¹³ With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.

² Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

³ Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.

⁴ We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

⁵ He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;

⁶ So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;

¹⁵ My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

¹⁶ I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

¹⁷ O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

¹⁸ Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

¹³ Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.

¹⁴ Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.

¹⁵ O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

² You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

³⁰ The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.