Wise Words
Proverbs 18:21
Proverbs 18:21 (MSG)
Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
1. Wise Words Bring Health
Proverbs 10:21 (ESV)
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Ephesians 4:29a (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths
Proverbs 10:21a (MSG)
The talk of a good person is rich fare for many.
Proverbs 12:25 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 15:4 (MSG)
Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.
2. Wise Words Bring Life
Proverbs 10:11 (MSG)
The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Proverbs 25:11 (ESV)
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Proverbs 15:23 (NIV)
A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!
3. Wise Words Bring Grace
Proverbs 10:11 (MSG)
The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Luke 6:45b (ESV)
Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
