When the Lord’s messenger finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me.”

Are God’s consolations too trivial for you; or a word spoken in gentleness to you?

you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

The words of Agur, the son of Jakeh; an oracle: This man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ukal:

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

If those people to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’ (and the scripture cannot be broken),

Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died:

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.

Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.

and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.

“How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

Do you see someone who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.