- v. 19 "When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongues is wise."
- STOP TALKING AND HOLD YOUR TONGUE...THE RESULT WILL BE AVOIDING SIN AND SHOWING GODLY WISDOM
- v.20 "The tongue of the righteous is choice silver..."
- IF I'M WALKING WITH GOD, THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF MY MOUTH WILL BE OF VALUE
- v. 21 "The lips of the righteous nourish many..."
- IF I'M WALKING WITH GOD, THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF MY MOUTH WILL FEED THE SOULS OF OTHERS
- v. 31 "The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom..."
- IF I'M WALKING WITH GOD, THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF MY MOUTH WILL BE WISE AND WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY IN WISDOM
- v. 32 "The lips of the righteous know what is fitting...?
- IF I'M WALKING WITH GOD I WILL KNOW WHAT IS FITTING TO SAY, AND SAY ONLY THAT WHICH IS FITTING
If you know me at all, you know that I am RARELY at a loss for words. Some would say, "I think out loud with my mouth". It's pretty accurate. If I can talk something through, I can usually deal with it, makes sense of it, or reason it out. HOWEVER, sometimes where, with whom, and how I do that is not always beneficial to others, to myself...or respectful of God.
That's why I LOVE Proverbs. I think of this book as "God's cliff notes for how to behave"...it never fails to instruct me and it really keeps it simple.
SO, I'm praying Proverbs 12:13 "An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble." Father, help me to watch my mouth...so that when I speak it is fitting, of value, nourishing to others...AND so that I escape trouble!
AMEN
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