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  1. usdictionary.com

    Jul 14, 2023The song "Out of the Mouths of Babes" by Paddy Roberts directly refers to this idiom. In the film "Pay It Forward," the concept originated from a child, illustrating the truth out of the mouth of a babe. The children's book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a classic example of wisdom coming out of the mouth of a babe.
  2. hellopoetry.com

    Out of the Mouths of Babes. Wisdom spills like morning light From youthful lips untouched by spite, Pure and simple, crystal clear, With virtue adults long to hear. Why is the sky grey and blue? Why is there a shadow over the moon? Questions that we've long forgotten, Wrapped in wonder, freshly gotten.
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  4. english.stackexchange.com

    May 12, 2024Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength (Psalm 8 : 2), Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? (Matthew 21 : 16). It is often used in a shortened and allusive form, as in the example. Variant of this proverb: from the mouths of babes come words of wisdom.
  5. phraseshub.com

    A young child's innocent query, "Why is the sky blue?", can leave adults racking their brains to find a suitable answer. ... The phrase "out of the mouths of babes and sucklings" is an idiomatic expression that refers to unexpected and profound statements made by young and inexperienced people. It suggests that these individuals, who are often ...
  6. christianity.com

    Jul 19, 2023Therefore, verse 2 is a poetic expression of this theme. "Out of the mouth of babes and infants," God is the one who chooses their strength to resist and overcome God's enemies. This is a stark contrast. Nothing seems more helpless and powerless than a babe or infant, yet God uses their speech to beat his enemies. Not their enemies but his.
  7. myholybible.org

    Psalm 8:2 - "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger." Matthew 18:3 - "And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
  8. idioms.thefreedictionary.com

    Definition of Out of the mouths of babes. in the Idioms Dictionary. Out of the mouths of babes. phrase. What does Out of the mouths of babes. expression mean? ... out of the blue; out of the box; out of the chute; out of the closet; out of the corner of eye; out of the corner of one's eye; out of the corner of your eye; out of the doldrums;
  9. gotquestions.org

    Out of the mouth of babes You have perfected praise means the praise of little children is perfect praise. It is perfect because children can comprehend the realities of God's kingdom that even the most learned fail to grasp (Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:13-15; Luke 18:16-17). Children are not blinded by pride and hypocrisy and are better able ...
  10. mreligion.com

    Therefore, verse 2 is a poetic expression of this theme. "Out of the mouth of babes and infants," God is the one who chooses their strength to resist and overcome God's enemies. This is a stark contrast. Nothing seems more helpless and powerless than a babe or infant, yet God uses their speech to beat his enemies.

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