• Proverbs 25:11
  • Proverbs 16:24 - The power of good speech.
  • A word fitly spoken is a word spoken with …
    • Planning
      • I Thessalonians 5:14 - These are things that require planning to accomplish.
      • James 1:19 - Be slow to speak.
    • The right attitude
      • Proverbs 15:1 - Give gentle answers.
      • I Peter 3:8-9 - Don’t return evil for evil.
      • Ephesians 4:15 - Speak the truth in love.
      • “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
      • II Corinthians 2:4 - Paul wrote with an attitude of love.
    • Desire for positive change
      • Proverbs 9:8-9 - Constructive criticism can produce positive change.
      • Proverbs 25:12 - The power of a wise reprover.
      • Colossians 4:5