[:en]One of the Fruit of the Spirit is Self-Control. Why is it important to guard our lips?
- “Words satisfy the soul as food satisfies the stomach. The right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction” (Prov. 18:20)
- “Wise speech is rarer and more valuable than gold and rubies” (Prov. 20:15)
- “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Prov. 16:24)
- “Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit” (Prov. 15:4)
- “A gentle answer turns away wrath but harsh words stir up anger” (Prov. 15:1)
- “Evil words destroy one’s friends, wise discernment rescues the godly” (Prov. 11:9)
- “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov. 12:18)
- “Truthful lips endure forever but a lying tongue lasts only a moment” (Prov. 12:19)
- “The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly” (Prov. 15:2)
- “The tongue is a small part of the body but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark” (James 3:5)
- “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech” (Prov. 3:10)
- “Those who guard their mouth and their tongue keep themselves from calamity(Prov. 21:23)
- “Without wood, a fire goes out; without a gossip, a quarrel dies down” (Prov. 26:20)
- “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts” (Prov. 18:8)
- “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Prov. 18:21)
- “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver” (Prov. 25:11)
Let us pay careful attention to what we say. Ask God to teach us how and what to speak to the right person and at the right time. Let us CONTROL our mouth!
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