Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul,
and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination
to the LORD: but the words of the pure are
pleasant words.
~Proverbs 15:26
Our words also can be as wounds:
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. ~Proverbs 18:8
This verse is even repeated a second time:
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. ~Proverbs 26:22
God's Word has a lot to tell us about what we say!
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. ~Proverbs 18:21
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ~1 Peter 3:10
Even in a world surrounded by unpleasant words, we have God's holy Word that is pure, pleasant Words to meditate on.
"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that
put their trust in him."
~Proverbs 30:5
Perhaps you can be a blessing to someone today, by speaking pleasant words.
Our words also can be as wounds:
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. ~Proverbs 18:8
This verse is even repeated a second time:
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. ~Proverbs 26:22
God's Word has a lot to tell us about what we say!
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. ~Proverbs 18:21
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ~1 Peter 3:10
Even in a world surrounded by unpleasant words, we have God's holy Word that is pure, pleasant Words to meditate on.
"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that
put their trust in him."
~Proverbs 30:5
