aNum. 11:14, 17; Deut. 1:9, 12
bch. 4:16; [ch. 20:19; Deut. 5:5]
cNum. 27:5
dPs. 143:8
eDeut. 1:18
fDeut. 1:15; 16:18; See 2 Chr. 19:5-10; [Acts 6:3]
gver. 26
hLev. 24:11; Num. 15:33; 27:2; 36:1; Deut. 1:17; 17:8
iNum. 11:17
jver. 18
kch. 24:20; [ch. 20:31]
lSee ch. 9:2
m2 Chr. 34:31
n[ver. 44]
pch. 9:4
qDeut. 7:2, 3
r1 Chr. 28:10; [2 Chr. 19:11]
sch. 25:11; [Isa. 50:4]
tver. 23
u[Ps. 37:30; Matt. 12:34]
vch. 15:26
wPs. 19:10
xSee ch. 4:22

Exodus 18:17-24

17Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. 18You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. aYou are not able to do it alone. 19Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall brepresent the people before God and cbring their cases to God, 20and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know dthe way in which they must walk and ewhat they must do. 21Moreover, look for fable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22And glet them judge the people at all times. hEvery great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will ibear the burden with you. 23If you do this, God will direct you, you will be jable to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”

24So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.

1 Samuel 23:16-17

16And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. 17And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. kSaul my father also knows this.”

Ezra 10:2-4

2And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: l“We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. 3Therefore mlet us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and ntheir children, according to the counsel of my lord ▼
▼Or  of the Lord
 and of pthose who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done qaccording to the Law. 4Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; rbe strong and do it.”

Proverbs 15:23

23To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and sa word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 16:21

21The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech tincreases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 16:23-24

23 uThe heart of the wise makes his speech judicious
and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
 24 vGracious words are like wa honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and xhealth to the body.
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