Biblical Concept: Speak in Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes
Findings
Re the nations: “He will speak to them in His anger”
“Thou dost destroy those who speak falsehood”
Sons of men: “They speak falsehood to one another”
(12:4 “with our tongue we will prevail”)
The wicked: “With their mouth they speak proudly”
The wicked: “Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts”
Lying lips: “speak arrogantly against the righteous”
“they do not speak peace”
God’s wonders: “If I would declare and speak of them, They
would be too numerous to count.”
David: “My enemies speak evil against me”
Sons of Korah: “My mouth will speak wisdom”
God: “Hear, O My people, and I will speak”
20 "You sit and
speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son.
Re God: “Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And
blameless when Thou dost judge.”
“Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods?”
Wicked: “These who speak lies go astray from birth.”
Spiritual Idealism: “the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped”
Wicked: “They speak from on high.”
“Do not speak with insolent pride”
Asaph: “I am so troubled that I cannot speak.”
“He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones”
“Once Thou didst speak in vision to Thy godly ones”
Wicked: “they speak arrogantly”
“Speak of all His wonders.”
Deliberative: “Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD”
David: “those who speak evil against my soul”
Idols: “They have eyes, but they cannot see”
Psalm 119:46 I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be ashamed.
Psalm 120:7 I am for peace,
but when I speak, They are for war.
Re a Man’s children: “not be ashamed, When they
speak with their enemies in the gate.”
Wicked: “they speak against Thee wickedly”
Aliens: “Whose mouths speak deceit”
Psalm 145:6 And men shall speak of the power of Thine awesome
acts; And I will tell of Thy greatness.
Thy works: “speak of the glory of Thy kingdom”
“My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD”
Wisdom: “Listen, for I shall speak noble things”
Spiritual idealism: “the man who listens to the truth will speak forever”
Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
16 And my inmost being
will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
Ecclesiastes 3:7 A time to tear apart, and a time to sew together; A
time to be silent, and a time to speak.
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Speak
NAS Psalm 2:5 Then He will speak to them
in His anger And terrify them in His fury: (Re the
nations: “He will speak to them in His anger”)
NAS Psalm 5:6 Thou dost destroy those who
speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit. (“Thou dost
destroy those who speak falsehood”)
NAS Psalm 12:2 They speak falsehood to one
another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. (Sons of men:
“They speak falsehood to one another”) (12:4 “with our tongue we will prevail”)
NAS Psalm 17:10 They have closed their
unfeeling heart; With their mouth
they speak proudly. (The wicked: “With their mouth they speak proudly”)
NAS Psalm 28:3 Do not drag me away with the
wicked And with those who work iniquity; Who speak
peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts. (The wicked: “Who
speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in
their hearts”)
NAS Psalm 31:18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and
contempt. (Lying lips: “speak arrogantly against the righteous”)
NAS Psalm 35:20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise deceitful words against those who are
quiet in the land. (“they do not speak peace”)
NAS Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the
wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to
compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They
would be too numerous to count. (God’s wonders: “If I would declare and speak
of them, They would be too numerous to count.”)
NAS Psalm 41:5 My enemies speak evil
against me, "When will he die, and his name perish?" (David: “My
enemies speak evil against me”)
NAS Psalm 49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom;
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
(Sons of Korah: “My mouth will speak wisdom”)
NAS Psalm 50:7 "Hear, O My people, and
I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God. (God:
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak”)
20 "You sit and
speak against your brother; You slander your own mother's son. (All)
NAS Psalm 51:4 Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done what is evil in Thy
sight, So that Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And blameless when Thou
dost judge. (Re God: “Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And blameless when Thou dost judge.”)
NAS Psalm 58:1 For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A
Mikhtam of David. Do you indeed speak
righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? (“Do you indeed
speak righteousness, O gods?”)
3 The wicked are
estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth. (Wicked:
“These who speak lies go astray from birth.”)
NAS Psalm 63:11 But the king will rejoice in
God; Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the mouths of those who speak
lies will be stopped. (Spiritual Idealism: “the mouths of those who speak lies
will be stopped”)
NAS Psalm 73:8 They mock, and wickedly
speak of oppression; They speak from on high. (Wicked: “They speak from on
high.”)
15 If I had said, "I
will speak thus," Behold, I should have betrayed the generation of Thy
children.
NAS Psalm 75:5 Do not lift up your horn on
high, Do not speak with insolent pride.'" (“Do
not speak with insolent pride”)
NAS Psalm 77:4 Thou hast held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot
speak. (Asaph: “I am so troubled that I cannot speak.”)
NAS Psalm 85:8 I will hear what God the
LORD will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But
let them not turn back to folly. (“He will speak peace to His people, to His
godly ones”)
NAS Psalm 89:19 Once Thou didst speak in
vision to Thy godly ones, And didst say, "I have
given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
(“Once Thou didst speak in vision to Thy godly ones”)
NAS Psalm 94:4 They pour forth words, they speak arrogantly; All who do
wickedness vaunt themselves. (Wicked: “they speak arrogantly”)
NAS Psalm 105:2 Sing to Him, sing praises to
Him; Speak of all His wonders. (“Speak of all His wonders.”)
NAS Psalm 106:2 Who can speak of the mighty
deeds of the LORD, Or can show forth all His praise?
(Deliberative: “Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD”)
NAS Psalm 109:20 Let this be the reward of my
accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil
against my soul. (David: “those who speak evil against my soul”)
NAS Psalm 115:5 They have mouths, but they
cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see; (Idols: “They have eyes, but
they cannot see”)
NAS Psalm 119:46 I will also speak of Thy
testimonies before kings, And shall not be ashamed.
(All)
NAS Psalm 120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for
war. (All)
NAS Psalm 127:5 How blessed is the man whose
quiver is full of them; They shall not be ashamed, When
they speak with their enemies in the gate. (Re a Man’s children: “not be
ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the
gate.”)
NAS Psalm 135:16 They have mouths, but they
do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see; (Idols)
NAS Psalm 139:20 For they speak against Thee
wickedly, And Thine enemies take Thy name
in vain. (Wicked: “they speak against Thee wickedly”)
NAS Psalm 144:8 Whose mouths speak deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. (Aliens:
“Whose mouths speak deceit”)
NAS Psalm 145:6 And men shall speak of the
power of Thine awesome acts; And I will tell of Thy greatness. (All)
11 They shall speak of
the glory of Thy kingdom, And talk of Thy power; (Thy
works: “speak of the glory of
Thy kingdom”)
21 My mouth will speak
the praise of the LORD; And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and
ever. (“My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD”)
NAS Proverbs 8:6 "Listen, for I shall
speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will produce right things. (Wisdom: “Listen, for I shall speak
noble things”)
NAS Proverbs 21:28 A false witness will perish,
But the man who listens to the truth will
speak forever. (Spiritual idealism: “the man who listens to the truth will speak forever”)
NAS Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak in the hearing
of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your
words. (All)
16 And my inmost being
will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right.
(All)
NAS Ecclesiastes 3:7 A time to tear apart, and a
time to sew together; A time to be silent, and a time to speak. (All)