³ My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart `are' things of understanding.

² Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

²⁰ Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

²¹ To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

⁶ Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness.

⁷ For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips `is' wickedness.

⁸ In righteousness `are' all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.

⁹ All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

¹¹ For better `is' wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

¹ Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

² For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

¹³⁰ The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

³⁴ Sweet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah.

¹ To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies.' -- By sons of Korah. -- An Instruction. -- A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue `is' the pen of a speedy writer.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

¹⁴ Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

³³ If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

³ Of the uprightness of my heart `are' my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

¹⁵ and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that `is' in Christ Jesus;

¹⁶ every Writing `is' God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that `is' in righteousness,

¹⁷ that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.