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Words that Wound
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The Lie Sticks and stones may break my bones
but words will never hurt me
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The Power of Words Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue…
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The Power of Words James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
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How to avoid words that wound
Be slow to speak Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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How to avoid words that wound
Be slow to speak Proverbs 18:13 He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood…
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TRUE? Proverbs 6:16-19 …A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Bragging Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Bragging Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Complaining Proverbs 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Sarcasm Proverbs 3:34 …[God] is scornful to arrogant scoffers, yet he shows favor to the humble
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Gossip Proverbs 18:8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TIMELY? Ecclesiastes 3:1,7 There is an appointed time for everything… A time to be silent and a time to speak.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TIMELY? Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
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How to avoid words that wound
Ask: Is it TIMELY? Proverbs 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
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How to avoid words that wound
Be slow to speak Ask: Is it TRUE? Ask: Is it BENEFICIAL? Ask: Is it TIMELY?
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