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However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

1 Corinthians 14:19 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીકરિંથીઓને પહેલો પત્ર ૧૪:૧૯
તોપણ વિશ્વાસી સમુદાયમાં અન્ય ભાષામાં દસ હજાર શબ્દ બોલવા કરતાં બીજાઓને શીખવવા પોતાની સમજશક્તિથી માત્ર પાંચ શબ્દો બોલવાનું હું વધારે પસંદ કરું છું.
हिन्दी1 कुरिन्थियों १४:१९
परन्तु कलीसिया में अन्य भाषा में दस हजार बातें कहने से यह मुझे और भी अच्छा जान पड़ता है, कि औरों के सिखाने के लिये बुद्धि से पाँच ही बातें कहूँ।

In context

17For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

18I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

19However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

20Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

21In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”

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