And those who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict nor to withstand.

You are more beautiful than the sons of men; grace has been shed forth on Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.

and bend [Your bow], and prosper, and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and Your right hand shall guide You wonderfully.

The lips of just men drop grace, but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.

[Men] call the wise and understanding evil, but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a wise word.

The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, [even] words of truth.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.

The Lord, [even] God, gives me the tongue of instruction, to know when it is fit to speak a word; He has appointed for me early, He has given me an ear to hear;

And coming into His hometown, He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and the miracles?

And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many when they heard were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, and such miracles are coming about by His hands?

The attendants answered them, "No man ever spoke like this Man!"

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

sound speech that cannot be condemned, in order that the [one] who is an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Jude?

And His sisters, are they not all with us? From where then did this Man get all these things?"

Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at Him.

And they were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does this [Man] say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"