Wise Words Give Life

How to be Wise pt 2


There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but its end is the way of death. Pro 14:12 AMP

Words kill, words give life; they’re either (life or death)

poison or fruit—you choose. Pro 18:21 The MSG

More than 100 verses in Proverbs on speech.

Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow. Pro 25:18

  • It’s in our DNA to feel emotional pain as well as physical pain.
  • Social pain may be more like physical pain than not.
  • Words hurt like or more than sticks and stones.
  • Some of us are more sensitive to physical and emotional pain.
  • Emotional and physical pain hurts more when deliberate.
  • Getting over it is tough, and you may need help.

Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing. Pro 12:18

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.  Pro 13:3

Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down; you need a break from bickering and griping. Pro 22:10

The Problem Of Speaking Without Thinking (Wisdom)

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19

Dishonesty

There are six things the Lord hates—no, seven things he detests: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,

18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family. Pro 6:16-19

Gossip

With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. Pro 11:9

Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.

28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Pro 16:27-28

Disrespect

The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

Pro 10:32

Anger

A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted. Pro 12:16

A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them. Pro 15:18

Speaking from your pain

Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Pro 17:9

Work on your heart to fix your mouth.

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Pro 4:23

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45