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Wisdom & the Tongue – Speaking Thoughtfully

Wisdom & the Tongue – Speaking Thoughtfully (Proverbs)

 I. Foolish speaking

A. The Contentious Man (Proverbs 15:1, 18:6, 26:21)

B. The Whisperer (Proverbs 6:19, 11:13, 16:28, 18:8)

C. The Babbler (10:9, 29:20)

D. The Interrupter (Proverbs 18:13, 17)

E. The Guarantor (Proverbs 6:1-5, 11:15, 17:18, 20:16, 22:26, 27:13)

“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”   Proverbs 19:17

II. Wise Speech

A. The Diffuser (Proverbs 15:1, 17:14)

B. The True Friend (Proverbs 11:13)

C. The Thoughtful Person (Proverbs 15:28, 25:11)

“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. … But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”   Matthew 12:34, 36