The words of good people are wise, and they are always fair.

You are the most handsome of men; you are an eloquent speaker. God has always blessed you.

Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.

Help me to speak, Lord, and I will praise you.

I will tell of your goodness; all day long I will speak of your salvation, though it is more than I can understand.

You have taught me ever since I was young, and I still tell of your wonderful acts.

I am going to use wise sayings and explain mysteries from the past,

We will not keep them from our children; we will tell the next generation about the LORD's power and his great deeds and the wonderful things he has done.

so that the next generation might learn them and in turn should tell their children.

I will repeat aloud all the laws you have given.

But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth.

The Philosopher tried to find comforting words, but the words he wrote were honest.

The taste of honey is on your lips, my darling; your tongue is milk and honey for me. Your clothing has all the fragrance of Lebanon.

What I am telling you in the dark you must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you must announce from the housetops.

Jesus drew near and said to them, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.

and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age."

He said to them, "Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, "Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up,

for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people."

But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed?

But not all have accepted the Good News. Isaiah himself said, "Lord, who believed our message?"

I will be bold and speak only about what Christ has done through me to lead the Gentiles to obey God. He has done this by means of words and deeds,

My ambition has always been to proclaim the Good News in places where Christ has not been heard of, so as not to build on a foundation laid by someone else.

Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.

Take the teachings that you heard me proclaim in the presence of many witnesses, and entrust them to reliable people, who will be able to teach others also.

A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.

A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.

You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.