Apples of Gold in a Garden Enclosed

Song 4:11-16 … Your lips drop[05197] sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.

drop[05197]= distill, prophesy, preach, discourse

12 A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse{bride}, A spring shut up, A fountain sealed. 13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates With pleasant fruits, Fragrant henna with spikenard, 14 spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices–– 15 You are a garden spring, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow[06315] on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.

blow[06315]= exhale or breathe out, utter

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A Song:
Refresh me with
. apples of gold (x2) –Song 2:5;Pro 25:11; 15:23
Christ revealed –2Cor 2:14-15
A garden enclosed; a fountain sealed
Full of apples of gold.
Sweeter than honey from
. the honeycomb –Song 4:11;Ps 119:103;19:10;Pro 16:24
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Refresh me with apples of gold (x2)
Let the wind blow to carry
. apples of gold
Christ revealed 
A garden enclosed; a fountain sealed
Sweet fragrance of life –2Cor 2:14-15
Breathe in, breathe out –Job 33:4;Rev 19:10
Apples of gold.
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2Corinthians 2:14-15 … But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
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Revelation 19:10 … Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit[4151] of prophecy[4394].

*spirit[4151]= Holy Spirit, movement of air{wind, breath of nostrils or mouth}
*prophecy[4394]=a discourse{utterance} emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God

The garden enclosed from the above scripture is a picture of the secret place within the heart of the “bride”. It’s amazing and beautiful that it’s also a picture of the bride being Pregnant with the Word or apples of gold!
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Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life[02421] . These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring life and joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!
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Word Study . From NetBible Pro 25:11  Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . From NetBible  Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Spirit[07307] of God = wind/breath of heaven, Holy Spirit, inspires prophetic utterances, Shekinah glory manifest breath[05397] of the Almighty = spirit of God, divine inspiration gives life [02421]revives, quickens, restores, refreshes from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death .

Soft Thoughtful{Wise} Answers = Apples of Gold

Proverbs 15:1, 4, 18, 23, 28 AMP … A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath, But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger. … 4 A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life, But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit. … 18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes. … 23 A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is! … 28 The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way], But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent{evil} things.
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Proverbs 25:11 … Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time.
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Proverbs 26:21 … Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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Soft – Thoughtful – Wise answers turn away wrath
They build up and encourage – they are a tree of life
They are patient and calm disputes
There is joy in bringing the right word at the right time
How good it is!
The heart of the righteous pours out wisdom –Pro 15
Like apples of gold in settings of silver! –Pro 25:11
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Harsh – Painful – Careless answers stir up anger
They crush the spirit and stir up strife
The babbling mouth of the wicked pours out evil –Pro 15
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire
To kindle strife! –Pro 26:21
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Apples of Gold – Love from Above

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Proverbs 25:11 … Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time.
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Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life. These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?!
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Isaiah 50:4 AMPC … [The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given Me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He wakens Me morning by morning, He wakens My ear to hear as a disciple [as one who is taught]
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Apples of gold to refresh and sustain –Proverbs 15:23;25:11
Received and given midst the sacrifice of praise
Fruit of lips full of truth and grace –Heb 13:15;Jn 1:14
Sweet incense burning rising in faith –Eph 5:1-2;Rom 12:1-2;Ps 141:2
Love from above revealed and displayed
Breathe the fragrance of Christ –2Cor 2:14-15
Joy in the Morning new mercy each day! –Ps 30:5;Lam 3:21-23
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Word Study . From NetBible Pro 25:11  Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . From NetBible Isa 50:4  The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. taught[03928] = learned, discipled, instructed wakens[05782] = rouses, to be triumphant – from primitive root (rather identical with [05783] through the idea of opening the eyes) to hear[08085] = listen(attentively) to obey, to perceive(intelligently) by ear

The Oil of Joy for Mourning – Grieving

Psalm 94:19 … When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul.

consolation[08575] = comfort, soothing touch
*from [05162]=compassion

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Psalm 56:8 NLT … You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
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2 Kings 20:5 … I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.
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The Lord sees and remembers every sorrow, every tear
He heals the brokenhearted
And bandages{puts oil on} their wounds{griefs} –Psalms 147:3
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Blessed are those who mourn{grieve}
For they will be comforted{by the Lord Himself}. –Matthew 5:4
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The oil of joy for mourning{grieving} –Isaiah 61:3
Anointed apples of gold spoken
At the right time –Proverbs 15:23,25:11
Golden oil of joy
To restore my soul  –Psalms 23:3,119:103,19:10,119:130,119:50
Healing in His due time! –1Peter 5:6-7
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Matthew 5:4
NASB Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
MSG You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.

From NetBible Matthew 5:4

• mourn[3996] = grieve, deeply sorrowful
• comforted[3870] = to call the Holy Spirit {parakletos[3875]} to one’s side=> to encourage and strengthen by consolation, instruction, teaching

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Isaiah 61:1-3
The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners{those who are bound}
2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

From NetBible Isaiah 61:3

• mourn[057] = lament for dead, or calamity(loss)

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1 Peter 5:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time, 7 casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
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Refresh With Apples of Gold

Proverbs 25:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken at the right time.
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Psalm 119:50 Amplified Bible (AMP)
50 This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life.
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A Prayer:
Jesus – refresh my soul –Song 2:5
With apples of Gold –Proverbs 25:11
Breathe sweet fragrance of life –Job 33:4
Bring Your joy and light –Psalms 97:11
In the place of praise
The place of Your feet –Isaiah 60:13
An incense so sweet
Golden oil of joy –Psalms 119:103,19:10,119:130,119:50
Refresh my soul
With apples of Gold!
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Job 33:4 AMPC … [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me].

From NetBible  Job 33:4

• spirit[07307] = breath, wind, to inspire prophetically
  *From [07306] = to smell, scent, perceive odor
• breath[05397] = spirit, divine inspiration
• gives life [02421] = revives, quickens, restores, refreshes
  • from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death

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Psalms 23:3 … He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness; For His name’s sake.

From NetBible Ps 23:3

• restores[07725] = to bring back, to restore, refresh, repair
• soul[05315] = life, person, mind, living being
  *from [05314] = to take breath, refresh oneself

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Refresh Me with Apples!

Proverbs 15:23 AMP … A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!
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Proverbs 25:11 NASB … Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time.
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O Lord
Refresh me with apples
Apples of gold
Quicken me
For I am lovesick. –Song 2:5
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Your Word breathed out –2Tim 3:16
Your voice heard –Job 33:4
Fills my life with
Grace and glory! –Ps 84:11
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Sweet fragrance of Christ
Fragrance of life –2Cor 2:14-17
The scent of apples
Breathed in and out
In the place of praise –Pro 25:11
Strengthens and restores.
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Apples of gold
Apples of joy
An incense so sweet
A living sacrifice – Eph5:1-2; Ro12:1-2; Is 61:1-3
In the place of apples
In the fragrant place of praise
O Lord, You are my life
My praise! – Jer 17:14;Ex 15:2;Ps 132:13-14
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Jeremiah 17:14 … Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.
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Psalm 84:10-12 … Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD bestows grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in You!
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Word Study . From Song 2:5 lovesick[02470] = to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry, wounded . From  Pro 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . Apples of gold are breathed by the Holy Spirit. They contain the fragrance of Christ, bringing life. These apples “breathe” – refresh, quicken, revive and restore from sickness, discouragement, faintness, and/or death. They bring joy. Isn’t it interesting that the “place of apples”, the place where these apples are “breathed” is in Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah = praise/He is to be praised?! . From  Job 33:4 AMP … [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me]. spirit[07307] = breath, wind, to inspire prophetically *From [07306] = to smell, scent, perceive odor breath[05397] = spirit, divine inspiration gives life [02421] = revives, quickens, restores, refreshes from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death . From  Jer 17:14 NET … Lord, grant me relief from my suffering so that I may have some relief. Rescue me from those who persecute me so that I may be rescued.

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Mercy Drops Falling

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Deep calls out to deep
At the roar of your waterfalls –Ps 42:7
Mercy drops falling –Ps 119:103
Sweet golden oil from above –Zec 4:12
Drip as the honeycomb –Song 4:11
Hearts sing{prophesy} songs of grace –Col 3:16
Apples of gold –Pro 25:11
Fresh oil in the courts of the Lord –Ps 92:10,13
The train of His robe fills the temple
With glory! –Is 6:1;Ps 26:8
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The King’s Reign{Rain}

The King of Glory
The Lord Jesus Christ
Seek His Reign{Rain}
Sing{prophesy} for the rain{reign}  –Ps 68:4,8
The mere scent of His rain{reign} –Job 14:9
Awakes the dawn –Ps 57:8
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The trees planted in the court of the Lord
Clap their hands and –Is 55:12-13
Flourish –Ps 92:13
Joyful tree bloom
ADORE{A door}
Sing{prophesy} for the rain{reign}  –Ps 68:4,8
BREATHE{apples of gold} –Pro 25:11
Songs of Joy and victory –Ps 118:15
As sure as the sun{Son} –Ps 19:5
As sure as the dawn –Hos 6:3
The King in His glory
Comes!
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Psalm 24:9-10 NKJV … Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.
Selah
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Word Study . Job 14:8-9 AMPC … Though its roots grow old in the earth and its stock dies in the ground, 9 Yet through the scent [and breathing] of water [the stump of the tree] will bud[flourish] and bring forth boughs[branches] like a young[new] plant. . From NetBible Job 14:9 scent[07381] = savor, fragrance, odor (as if blown) => to perceive by breathing in – from [07306] . From NetBible Job 14:9, Pro 11:28, Pro 14:11, Ps 92:13 flourish[06524] = bloom,  to spread – to fly (as extending the wings), to bud, blossom, break forth (out), make fly, grow, spread, spring (up). . Proverbs 11:28 NASB … He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf … KJV … the righteous shall flourish[06524] as a branch  . From NetBible Branch Word Study BRANCH,  Figurative Prov. 11:28; Hos. 14:6; Isa. 60:21; John 15:2-5. Pruning of, Isa. 18:5; Dan. 4:14; John 15:6; Rom. 11:17, 21. Fruitless, cut off, John 15:2, 6. A title of Christ, Psa. 80:15; Isa. 4:2; 11:1; Jer. 23:5; 33:15; Zech. 3:8; 6:12. Symbolic name of Joshua, Zech. 6:12. . Proverbs 14:11 … The house of the wicked will be overthrown; But the tent[tabernacle] of the upright will flourish[06524] . => Psalm 118:15 … The voice of rejoicing[songs of joy&victory] and salvation is in the tents[tabernacles] of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. . Psalm 92:12-15 AMPC … The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish[06524] like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible]. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish[06524] in the courts of our God. 14 [Growing in grace] they shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap [of spiritual vitality] and [rich in the] verdure [of trust, love, and contentment]. 15 [They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. . From  Pro 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out in the place of apples = praise! .

Breathe His Fragrance

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Job 33:4 AMPC … [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me].
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Breathe
Taste and see that the Lord is good –Ps 34:8
Breathe in the sweet fragrance of Life
Be refreshed, revived, restored
Quickened
Breathe out
Apples of gold  –Pro 25:11
The aroma of Christ –2Cor 2:14
Rejoice and be glad –Ps 85:6
With the breath of the Almighty
Praise and glorify His holy name! –Her 13:15
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Psalm 103:1 … Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

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Psalm 150:6 … Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!
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Hebrews 13:15 … Through Him[Jesus Christ], therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
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Word Study . From NetBible  Job 33:4 Spirit[07307] of God = wind/breath of heaven, Holy Spirit, inspires prophetic utterances, Shekinah glory manifest breath[05397] of the Almighty = spirit of God, divine inspiration gives life [02421]revives, quickens, restores, refreshes from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death . From NetBible Ps 23:3 restores[07725] = to bring back, to restore, refresh, repair soul[05315] = life, person, mind, living being *from [05314] = to take breath, refresh oneself From Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary To restore the soul is to revive or quicken it (Ps 19:7), or relieve it (La 1:11, 19). . From  Pro 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken at the right time. apple[08598] = apple associated with fragrance *From [05301] = to breathe, cause to breathe out and [01054] = place of apples located in Judah[03063] = praise/He shall be praised (assigned to the tribe of Judah Josh 15 v53) spoken[01696] = to declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, prophesy, sing =>These apples of gold contain a fragrance that can be breathed in and out! . From NetBible Ps 85:6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? revive[02421] = to live, to bring/restore to life, to quicken * from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death rejoice[08055] = be glad, make glad, to brighten up, make joyful . From NetBible  Ps 150:6 breath[05397] = spirit of God, divine inspiration praise[01984] = shine, flash forth light, celebrate . From NetBible 1Chr 16:29 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! offering[04503] = sacrifice * sacrifice of praise = fruit of our lips (He 13:15; Hos 14:2)

Speak a Word in Due Season

Know how to speak a word in due season –Isa 50:4
Not an old word(that worked in the past) –Ex 16;4,14-15
Not a word from man(that seems right) –Pro 14:12
But a fresh, new in the moment
Word from the Lord. –2Tim 4:2;Pro 15:23,25:11

Be quick to listen and slow to speak –Ja 1:19
Ask humbly in faith to hear, expecting an answer –Ja 1:5-7
Be ready to obey –Ja 1:22,25
Listen attentively as one being taught
Listen carefully before speaking. –Isa 50:4

With humility comes wisdom –Pro 11:2
The Lord teaches the humble His way –Ps 25:9-10

Be still in the presence of the LORD{Rest in the LORD}, and wait patiently for Him to act. –Ps 37:7

Manna comes daily with dew formed in stillness –Num 11:9
=>Ask, listen and speak from a position of rest in the Lord.

Isaiah 50:4 AMPC … [The Servant of God says] The Lord God has given Me the tongue of a disciple and of one who is taught, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He wakens Me morning by morning, He wakens My ear to hear as a disciple [as one who is taught].

From NetBible Isa 50:4

• taught[03928] = learned, discipled, instructed
• wakens[05782] = rouses, to be triumphant
  – from primitive root (rather identical with [05783] through the idea of opening the eyes)
• to hear[08085] = listen(attentively) to obey, to perceive(intelligently) by ear

Related:
Two Kinds of Rest{blog}
Waken My Ear{prayer}