May 17th, 2020

Anatomy of Wise Speech

Proverbs 10:19 - Where words are many sin is not absent, he who holds his tongue is wise.

Proverbs 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver…Proverbs 10:21 - The tongue of the wise nourishes many…

Proverbs 10:32 - The lips of the righteous know what is fitting…

Proverbs 15:1 - A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:23 - A man finds joy in giving an apt reply-and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:28 - The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Proverbs 17:27 - A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

Proverbs 25:11- A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Proverbs 26:4,5 - Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 27:14 - If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning it will be taken as a curse.

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-29

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name. Philippians 2:5-9

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-29