Tag: speech
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Fear and Desire
11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? 13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.–Psalm 34 When we…
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Hasty Words
20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.—Proverbs 29 Hasty is other times in the Bible translated as ‘rash.’ In my brief study this morning, I couldn’t find a good character example of haste. Our proverb today certainly wasn’t a fan. Quickness…
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Are you diligent about your words?
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…
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Your Speech Matters
1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. 3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. 4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue…
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Intentional Speech
28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.–Proverbs 15 I played a season on my college’s improv team. I was encouraged by friends who were current team players to try out, and I had just enough Chris Farley-esque physical comedy skills to make an…
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Just Add Salt
6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.–Colossians 4 When Paul wrote this to the Colossians, he had a Torah principle in mind. Let’s recall the command from Leviticus chapter 2. You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall…
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A Teacher and a Leader
11I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.–Proverbs 4 The context here is the king communicating to his son, the prince. The expectation was that he was his son’s teacher and leader. I am not assuming that I am that for you. But, I want to…
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Consider Your Words
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.–Proverbs 10 I had many international friends in college. I marveled at their cultures and languages. Being immature, I learned from some of my guy friends how to say some bad words in a couple of those languages.…
Joel M Bradshaw 