SPEAKING WISELY WITH OTHERS(Relational Wisdom: Lessons from Proverbs- Part 2)
August 19, 2018
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORDS
Prov 12:13,14,17,18
BECAUSE OUR SPEECH IS A BIG DEAL… Prov 18:21; 16:28; 12:13,14; Jms 3:2,4
…CHOOSE TO SPEAK:
Honestly rather than deceptively Prov 12:17; 15:4
Kindly rather than harshley Prov 15:1; 25:15; 22:11
Wisely rather than carelessly Prov 10:32; 24:26; 15:28
Courageously rather than gossipy Prov 10:18
Less rather than more Prov 10:19; 17:27, 28; 23:9
THE KEY SOURCE OF OUR SPEECH: our heart Prov 16:23; 18:21; Mt 12:33,34