1 *In the beginning was *the Word, and *the Word was with God, and *the Word was God.

1 *In the beginning was *the Word, and *the Word was with God, and *the Word was God.

14 And *the Word *became flesh and *dwelt among us, *and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son* from the Father, full of *grace and *truth.

14 And *the Word *became flesh and *dwelt among us, *and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son* from the Father, full of *grace and *truth.

3 And God said, *"Let there be light," and there was light.

3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and *the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. *After making purification for sins, *he sat down *at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by *the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of *things that are visible.

6 By *the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by *the breath of his mouth all *their host.

12 For *the word of God is living and *active, *sharper than any *two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and *discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

12 For *the word of God is living and *active, *sharper than any *two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and *discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

29 *Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and *like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

17 and take *the helmet of salvation, and *the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

16 *All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

16 *All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that *the man of God* may be complete, *equipped *for every good work.

16 *All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that *the man of God* may be complete, *equipped *for every good work.

105 *Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

105 *Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

130 The unfolding of your words gives light;

it imparts *understanding to the simple.

89 Forever, O Lord, your *word

is firmly fixed in the heavens.

9 How can *a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

11 I have *stored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

160 *The sum of your word is *truth,

and every one of your *righteous rules endures forever.

Sin and Shin

22 But be *doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

22 But be *doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

22 But be *doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.

21 Therefore *put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with *meekness the implanted word, *which is able to save your souls.

24 *"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like *a wise man who built his house on the rock.

4 But he answered, *"It is written,

*"‘Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"

4 But he answered, *"It is written,

*"‘Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"

28 But he said, *"Blessed rather are those *who hear the word of God and *keep it!"

4 And Jesus answered him, *"It is written, *‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’"

36 And *they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? *For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

35 *Heaven and earth will pass away, but *my words will not pass away.

31 *Heaven and earth will pass away, but *my words will not pass away.

8 *The grass withers, the flower fades,

but the word of our God will stand forever.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in *faithfulness.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in *faithfulness.

5 *Every word of God proves true;

he is *a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6 For *the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

6 For *the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, *"If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,

31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, *"If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,32 and you will *know the truth, and the truth *will set you free."

51 Truly, truly, *I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never *see death."

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, *whoever hears my word and *believes him who sent me has eternal life. He *does not come into judgment, but *has passed from death to life.

23 Jesus answered him, *"If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and *we will come to him and *make our home with him.

3 Already *you are clean *because of the word that I have spoken to you.

17 *Sanctify them*in the truth; *your word is truth.

22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, *his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed *the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

41 And many more believed *because of his word.

38 Whoever believes in me, *as*the Scripture has said, *‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of *living water.’"

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but *you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

16 Your words were found, *and I ate them,

and *your words became to me a joy

and the delight of my heart,

*for I am called by your name,

O Lord, God of hosts.

9 because, if *you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and *believe in your heart *that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

4 In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; *I shall not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

30 This God—his way is *perfect;*

the word of the Lord*proves true;

he is *a shield for all those who *take refuge in him.

35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,

and your right hand *supported me,

and your *gentleness made me great.

36 You *gave a wide place for my steps under me,

and my feet did not slip.

12 *What man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may *see good?

13 *Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from *speaking deceit.

3 And he humbled you and *let you hunger and *fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that *man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word* that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

2 *Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual *milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from *love, any *participation in the Spirit, any *affection and sympathy, 2 *complete my joy by being *of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from *selfish ambition or *conceit, but in *humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you *look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 *Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,*6 *who, though he was in *the form of God, did not count equality with God *a thing to be grasped,*7 but *emptied himself, by taking the form of a *servant,**being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by *becoming obedient to the point of death, *even death on a cross. 9 *Therefore *God has *highly exalted him and bestowed on him *the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus *every knee should bow, *in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and *every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is *Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Therefore, my beloved, *as you have always *obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for *it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for *his good pleasure.

14 Do all things *without grumbling or *disputing, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, *children of God *without blemish *in the midst of *a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine *as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to *the word of life, so that in *the day of Christ *I may be proud that *I did not run in vain or labor in vain. 17 Even if I am to be *poured out as a drink offering upon *the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus *to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one *like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all *seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy’s**proven worth, how *as a son* with a father *he has served with me in the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and *I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

25 I have thought it necessary to send to you *Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and *fellow soldier, and your messenger and *minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 29 So *receive him in the Lord with all joy, and *honor such men, 30 for he nearly died**for the work of Christ, risking his life *to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

18 *There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,

but the tongue of the wise brings *healing.

25 *Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,

but a good word makes him glad.

11 *The mouth of the righteous is *a fountain of life,

but the mouth of the wicked *conceals violence.

1 *A soft answer turns away wrath,

but *a harsh word stirs up anger.

20 *From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;

he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

21 *Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

and those who love it will eat its fruits.

18 But *what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.19 For out of the heart come *evil thoughts, *murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, *slander.

36 I tell you, *on the day of judgment *people will give account for *every careless word they speak,37 for *by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

34 *You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, *when you are evil? *For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

2 For *we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, *he is a perfect man, *able also to bridle his whole body.

3 If we put *bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet *it boasts of great things.

How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And *the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, *staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,* and set on fire by hell.*7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, *full of deadly poison.

17 So *faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for

*"Their voice has gone out *to all the earth,

and their words to the ends of the world."