11/22/2009

The Tongue

Proverbs 10:31

What different ways can we use our tongue?

Proverbs 11:12-13

What is wrong with gossip?

Are there times that telling a secret ISN’T gossip?

Proverbs 12:17-22

v17, what beyond the obvious is this verse saying?

v18, How do wise people use their words?

v22, How does God deal with our tongues?

Proverbs 13:3

What are the consequences of gossip?

Proverbs 15:1-4

What consequences do our words have?

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Proverbs 15:23, 28

What role does/should timing have in our speech?

Proverbs 17:27-28 (English Standard Version)

What role does/should emotion have in our speech?

Proverbs 18:2

v2, when I want to chime in, how am I not fulfilling this verse?

Proverbs 19:5, 28-29

What is wrong with lying? What if it makes the hearer feel good?

Proverbs 23:9

What is dangerous with talking to a fool? How can we do so effectively?

Proverbs 25:11-15

What can we learn about speech and listening from these verses?

Proverbs 29:20

When I want to speak, what warning does this verse give?

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Found-In-Translation

Proverbs 10:31 (New International Version)

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 11:12-13 (New American Standard Bible)

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

Proverbs 12:17-22 (New Living Translation)

An honest witness tells the truth;
a false witness tells lies.
Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Truthful words stand the test of time,
but lies are soon exposed.
Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil;
joy fills hearts that are planning peace!
No harm comes to the godly,
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
The Lord detests lying lips,
but he delights in those who tell the truth.

Proverbs 13:3 (Contemporary English Version)

Keep what you know to yourself,
and you will be safe;
talk too much,
and you are done for.

Proverbs 15:1-4 (New Century Version)

A gentle answer will calm a person's anger,
but an unkind answer will cause more anger.
Wise people use knowledge when they speak,
but fools pour out foolishness.
The Lord's eyes see everything;
he watches both evil and good people.
As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life,
but dishonest words crush the spirit.
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Proverbs 15:7 (The Message)

Perceptive words spread knowledge;
fools are hollow—there's nothing to them.

Proverbs 15:23, 28 (Amplified Bible)

A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right
moment--how good it is!
The mind of the [uncompromisingly] righteous studies how to answer,
but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Proverbs 17:27-28 (English Standard Version)

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Proverbs 18:2, 4, 6-7 (Contemporary English Version)

Fools have no desire to learn;
they would much rather
give their own opinion.

Proverbs 18:4, 6-7 (Contemporary English Version)

Words of wisdom
are a stream
that flows
from a deep fountain.

Foolish talk will get you

into a lot of trouble.

Saying foolish things

is like setting a trap
to destroy yourself.

Proverbs 18:21 (New International Version)

The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

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Proverbs 19:5 (English Standard Version)
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.

Proverbs 19:28-29 (King James Version)

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment:
and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Judgments are prepared for scorners,

and stripes for the back of fools.

Proverbs 21:23 (New American Standard Bible)

He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
Guards his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 23:9 (The Message)

Don't bother talking sense to fools;
they'll only poke fun at your words.

Proverbs 25:11-15 (New Living Translation)

Timely advice is lovely,
like golden apples in a silver basket.
To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.
A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Patience can persuade a prince,
and soft speech can break bones.

Proverbs 29:20 (King James Version)

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?
there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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