Speech

• The virtue of being quiet

  • James 1:26

  • Proverbs 10:8, 19; 11:13; 13:3; 17:27-28; 21:23; 23:9; 25:11-12

  • John 8:1-9 – Jesus was a master at saying the right thing at the right time.

• Slow down

  • Proverbs 15:28; 18:13, 17; 29:20

  • Ephesians 4:29-32 – Bad attitudes adversely affect our speech. We should speak only what edifies.

  • James 3:8-12

  • Acts 19:32; 21:29 – People can get enraged without even knowing what happened or what they should be upset about!

  • Proverbs 6:4-5

• Using speech for evil

  • Proverbs 10:18; 11:9; 16:27-28; 18:6-8; 20:19

  • Evil speech can spread so much discord.

  • Not all personal or negative communication about others is wrong. Motivation plays a key role. II Timothy 4:14-15; I Corinthians 1:11; Galatians 2:11-14; III John 1:9-10

• Using speech for good

  • Proverbs 10:11, 21; 12:18; 15:1-2, 4, 7; 16:21-24; 20:15; 25:15; 25:5, 9; 28:23