My mouth is a fountain of life, · gracious words promote instruction. Proverbs 16:21 . Gracious...

My mouth is a fountain of life,

or a death trap.

Wise words are a wise move in life.

The tongue has the power of life and death,

and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:21

1. Speech is an incredible gift

from God

2. Speech can be used for good

and for evil

3. I need God’s divine help to

clean up my heart on my way to

my speech

The proverbs of Solomon son of David,

king of Israel:

for gaining wisdom and instruction;

for understanding words of insight;

Proverbs 1:1-2

1. Speech is an incredible gift from God

The words of the reckless pierce like swords,

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:18


and for evil

The Good:

A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,

but gracious words are pure in his sight.

Proverbs 15:26


and for evil

The Good:

The wise in heart are called discerning, and

gracious words promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:21

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to

the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24


and for evil

The Good:

Do not accuse anyone for no reason—

when they have done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:30


and for evil

The Bad - Arguing and Strife

Hatred stirs up conflict,

but love covers over all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:18


and for evil


A perverse person stirs up conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet

than a house full of feasting, with strife.

Proverbs 17:1


and for evil


Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;

so drop the matter before a dispute

breaks out.

Proverbs 17:14

Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;

whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

Proverbs 17:19


and for evil


A brother wronged is more unyielding than a

fortified city;

disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

Proverbs 18:19

Better to live on a corner of the roof

than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 25:24


and for evil


Do not boast about tomorrow,

for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:1


and for evil

The Bad - Boasting

Let someone else praise you, and not your

own mouth;

an outsider, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:2

The soothing tongue is a tree of life,

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4


and for evil

The Bad - Complaining

A cheerful heart is good medicine,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 17:22

Better to live in a desert …

Better to live on a corner of the roof …

than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

Proverbs 21:19; 25:24


and for evil

The Bad - Complaining

A troublemaker and a villain,

who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

who winks maliciously with his eye,

signals with his feet

and motions with his fingers,

who plots evil with deceit in his heart—

he always stirs up conflict.

Proverbs 6:12-14


and for evil

The Bad - Evil Speaking

Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips

and spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:18


and for evil

The Bad - Evil Speaking

A gossip betrays a confidence;

so avoid anyone who talks too much.

Proverbs 20:19


and for evil

The Bad - Flattery

A lying tongue hates those it hurts,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 26:28

With their mouths the godless destroy

their neighbors,

but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Proverbs 11:9


and for evil

The Bad - Gossip

A gossip betrays a confidence,

but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Proverbs 11:13

A perverse person stirs up conflict,

and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28


and for evil

The Bad - Gossip

Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 12:19


and for evil

The Bad - Lying

The LORD detests lying lips,

but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Proverbs 12:22

Whoever would foster love covers over

an offense,

but whoever repeats the matter separates

close friends.

Proverbs 17:9


and for evil

The Bad - Tattletales

• Proverbs highlights the value

• Proverbs repeatedly, outweighs

it with warnings

Speech can be used for

good and for evil

1. Speech is an incredible gift

from God


and for evil

3. I need God’s divine help to

clean up my heart on my way to

my speech

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of

life, but the mouth of the wicked

conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:11

3. I need God’s divine help to clean up

my heart on my way to my speech

The lips of the righteous know what finds

favor, but the mouth of the wicked only

what is perverse.

Proverbs 10:32

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,

but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Proverbs 15:28

3. I need God’s divine help to clean up

my heart on my way to my speech

My mouth is a fountain of life, or a

death trap.

Wise words are a wise move in life.

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