¹⁸ For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

¹⁰ For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

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

²¹ The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

¹³ My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

¹⁴ So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

¹¹ A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

¹⁶ But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

⁷ For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

³⁸ He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.

¹⁵ Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

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

¹³ In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

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

¹⁰³ How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

¹¹¹ I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

¹⁶² I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

¹⁷¹ Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.

¹⁷ Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

⁶ Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

¹⁸ For I am full of words, I am unable to keep in my breath any longer:

¹⁹ My stomach is like wine which is unable to get out; like skins full of new wine, it is almost burst.