Monday, November 3, 2008

Words



By
the power of our spoken words, the Bible offers many blessings of fulfillment,
joy, fruitfulness, freedom, provision, protection, triumph, knowledge, wisdom,
honor, health, grace, warnings, discernment and eternal life.
Proverbs
10:11 “The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life…”
Proverbs
10:31 “The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom...”
Proverbs
12:14 “From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things…”
Proverbs
12:18 “the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs
12:19 “truthful lips endure forever.”
Proverbs
12:22 “He delights in men who are truthful.”
Proverbs
13:3 “He who guards his lips guards his life.”
Proverbs
15:2 “The tongue of the wise commands knowledge.”
Proverbs
15:23 “A man finds joy in giving an apt reply- and how good is a timely word!”
Proverbs
16:24 “pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the
bones.”
Proverbs
21:23 “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.”
Proverbs
22:11 “He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the
king for his friend.”
Proverbs
23:9 “Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn the wisdom of your words.”
Proverbs
25:11 “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”
Proverbs
29:11 “A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under
control.”
Proverbs
30:5 “Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in
Him.”
1
Peter 3:10 “For whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue
from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.”

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