Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.

Never forget these commands that I am giving you today.

Teach them to your children. Repeat them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.

Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.

Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.

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

They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.

In the assembly of all your people, LORD, I told the good news that you save us. You know that I will never stop telling it.

I have not kept the news of salvation to myself; I have always spoken of your faithfulness and help. In the assembly of all your people I have not been silent about your loyalty and constant love.

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

Come and listen, all who honor God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

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.

things we have heard and known, things that our ancestors told us.

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.

Sing praise to the LORD; tell the wonderful things he has done.

I will repeat aloud all the laws you have given.

I will announce your commands to kings and I will not be ashamed.

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

Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.

Knowledge is spread by people who are wise, not by fools.

A wise, mature person is known for his understanding. The more pleasant his words, the more persuasive he is.

Intelligent people think before they speak; what they say is then more persuasive.

Listen, and I will teach you what the wise have said. Study their teachings,

and you will be glad if you remember them and can quote them.

An idea well-expressed is like a design of gold, set in silver.

A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.

What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Then the people who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened and heard what they said. In his presence, there was written down in a book a record of those who feared the LORD and respected him.

Once again my people will see the difference between what happens to the righteous and to the wicked, to the person who serves me and the one who does not."

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

A good person brings good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of a treasure of bad things.

They were all well impressed with him and marveled at the eloquent words that he spoke. They said, "Isn't he the son of Joseph?"

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.

Put salt on every grain offering, because salt represents the covenant between you and God. (You must put salt on all your offerings.)

"Put some salt in a new bowl and bring it to me," he ordered. They brought it to him,

And that water has been pure ever since, just as Elisha said it would be.

"You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.

"Salt is good; but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? "Have the salt of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."

If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.

Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.

So they looked for an opportunity. They bribed some men to pretend they were sincere, and they sent them to trap Jesus with questions, so that they could hand him over to the authority and power of the Roman Governor.

Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"

"Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.

There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.

"Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: 'If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.'

Then the second one married the woman,

Last of all, the woman died.

Jesus answered them, "The men and women of this age marry,

They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death.

He is the God of the living, not of the dead, for to him all are alive."

For they did not dare ask him any more questions.

But have reverence for Christ in your hearts, and honor him as Lord. Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you,