Bible Cross References
Preacher
Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 1:12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
acceptable words
Proverbs 15:23
A bad man will by no means obey counsel, neither will he say anything seasonable, or of good report.
Proverbs 15:26
An unrighteous thought is an abomination to the Lord, but the sayings of the pure are held in honor.
Proverbs 16:21-24
21
[Men] call the wise and understanding evil, but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.
22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors, but the instruction of fools is evil.
23
The heart of the wise will discern the [things which proceed] from his own mouth, and on his lips he will wear knowledge.
24
Good words are [like] honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.
Proverbs 25:11
As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a wise word.
Proverbs 25:12
In an earring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
1 Timothy 1:15
Faithful is this word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first.
written
Proverbs 1:1-6
1
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel:
2
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3
to receive also hard sayings, and to understand true justice, and how to direct judgment;
4
that he might give prudence to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
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For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and a man of understanding will gain direction;
6
and will understand a parable, and an enigma; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
Proverbs 8:6-10
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Listen to me, for I will speak solemn [truths]; and I will produce right [sayings] from my lips.
7
For my mouth shall meditate truth, and false lips are an abomination before me.
8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9
They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
10
Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 22:17-21
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Incline your ear to the words of wise men; hear also my word, and apply your heart,
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that you may know that they are good, and if you take them to heart, they shall also gladden you on your lips;
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that your hope may be in the Lord, and He may make your way known to you.
20
And record them repeatedly for yourself on the table of your heart, for counsel and knowledge.
21
I therefore teach you truth, and knowledge good to hear, that you may answer words of truth to them that question you.
Luke 1:1-4
1
Since many have attempted to arrange a narrative about the matters which have taken place among us,
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just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered [them] to us,
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it seemed good also to me, having investigated from the first all things carefully, to write to you in orderly fashion, most distinguished Theophilus,
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so that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
John 3:11
Most assuredly I say to you, that which We know, We speak, and that which We have seen, We bear witness to, and you do not receive Our witness.
Colossians 1:5
because of the hope being laid up for you in [the] heavens, in which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,