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Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
28For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
31The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
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The mouth and tongue make righteousness audible here, drawing attention to whether your words carry wisdom and give justice a place in conversation.
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Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.Both passages concern the character of speech: the psalm names wisdom and justice, while Colossians names grace and fitting answers.
Proverbs 25:11–13A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Both passages value words spoken well, with the psalm naming wisdom and justice and Proverbs praising a fitting word.
Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.Both passages describe good speech, emphasizing wisdom and justice in the psalm and words that build up hearers in Ephesians.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.Both passages link wisdom with what lips or mouths communicate, treating speech as a means of sharing what is good.
Psalm 119:13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.Both passages concern spoken judgments: Psalm 37 describes a tongue speaking justice, and Psalm 119 declares God’s ordinances.
Matthew 12:35The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.Both texts connect a person’s character with what comes from that person, though Matthew’s wording extends beyond speech.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.Both passages name the mouth of the righteous as a source of wisdom.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.Both passages describe the speech of the righteous as good, with Proverbs emphasizing how their words feed many.
Psalm 71:15My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.Both passages join the mouth with righteousness, though Psalm 71 speaks of declaring God’s righteousness and salvation.
Psalm 49:3My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.Both passages describe a mouth speaking wisdom, and their surrounding words connect that speech with the heart.
Psalm 119:172Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.Both passages connect the tongue with what is right, while Psalm 119 names God’s righteous commandments as its song.
Deuteronomy 6:7–9and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, …Both passages connect God’s instruction with speech: Psalm 37 places his law in the heart, and Deuteronomy describes teaching it through everyday talk.
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Encouragement
God loves the justice this tongue speaks. The next verse locates his law in the speaker’s heart; words of wisdom have their roots in attention to God’s instruction.
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