2 Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Job 33:2
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Job 32:19–21
19 Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin. 20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond. 21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
2 Esdras 9:27–29
27 It came to pass after seven days that I lay on the grass, and my heart was troubled again, like before. (WEB) 28 My mouth was opened, and I began to speak before the Lord Most High, and said, (WEB) 29 “O Lord, you showed yourself among us, to our fathers in the wilderness, when… (WEB)
2 Baruch 48:20–22
20 For this is the nation which Thou hast chosen, And these are the people, to whom Thou findest no equal. (2BA) 21 But I will speak now before Thee, And I will say as my heart thinketh. (2BA) 22 'In Thee do we trust, for lo! Thy law is with us, And we know that we shall not fall s… (2BA)
Colossians 4:3–5
3 as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should. 5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Proverbs 8:5–7
5 O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding. 6 Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. 7 For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
Sirach 33:3–5
3 A man of understanding will put his trust in the law. And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks a divine oracle. (WEB) 4 Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard. Bind up instruction, and make your answer. (WEB) 5 The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel. His though… (WEB)
1 Clement 18:11–13
11 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness. (1CL) 12 Lord, Thou shalt open my mouth, and my lips shall declare Thy praise. (1CL) 13 For, if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have given it: in whole burnt off… (1CL)
2 Esdras 14:6–8
6 ‘You shall publish these openly, and these you shall hide.’ (WEB) 7 Now I say to you: (WEB) 8 Lay up in your heart the signs that I have shown, the dreams that you have seen, and the interpretations which you have heard; (WEB)
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