Proverbs 31:26 “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her to…”

Proverbs 31:26

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

World English Bible

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

American Standard Version

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Geneva Bible 1599

She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.

Darby Translation

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.

Young's Literal Translation

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.

Bible in Basic English

Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

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Cross references

“openeth”

Ephesians 4:29 Colossians 4:5 Judges 13:23 1 Samuel 25:24–31 Esther 5:8 Esther 7:3–6

Ephesians 4:29 · BSB

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Colossians 4:5 · BSB

Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.

Judges 13:23 · BSB

But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

1 Samuel 25:24–31 · BSB

She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

Esther 5:8 · BSB

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the…

Esther 7:3–6 · BSB

Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.

“in her”

Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 12:18 Malachi 2:6 Proverbs 25:15 1 Peter 3:1 Song of Solomon 2:14

Proverbs 16:24 · BSB

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 12:18 · BSB

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Malachi 2:6 · BSB

True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

Proverbs 25:15 · BSB

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

1 Peter 3:1 · BSB

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

Song of Solomon 2:14 · BSB

O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.

Also

Proverbs 10:31

Proverbs 10:31 · BSB

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

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