Words that Wound
The Lie Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me
The Power of Words Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue…
The Power of Words James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
How to avoid words that wound Be slow to speak Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
How to avoid words that wound Be slow to speak Proverbs 18:13 He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood…
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:16-19 …A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Bragging Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Bragging Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Complaining Proverbs 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Sarcasm Proverbs 3:34 …[God] is scornful to arrogant scoffers, yet he shows favor to the humble
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Gossip Proverbs 18:8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TIMELY? Ecclesiastes 3:1,7 There is an appointed time for everything… A time to be silent and a time to speak.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TIMELY? Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
How to avoid words that wound Ask: Is it TIMELY? Proverbs 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
How to avoid words that wound Be slow to speak Ask: Is it TRUE? Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Ask: Is it TIMELY?
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