Speaking (3/3)

Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false… Proverbs 17:7

Fine speech is not becoming to a fool;
still less is false speech to a prince.
Proverbs 17:7 wisdom lying
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable righteousness

Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.
Matthew 5:37 reliability evil
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.
Titus 2:1 evangelism learning
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:6 righteousness blessing
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18 gossip lying
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:10 faith salvation acknowledging
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1 worship blessing praise
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
Job 23:12 law obedience Word of God
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
James 5:12 honesty truth judgment
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalm 18:6 prayer listening
If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.
Luke 17:3b-4 sin repentance forgiveness
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21 prophecy Spirit Holy Spirit
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:3 creation light
And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him.
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 prophecy truth
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 12:22 lying honesty truth
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
Acts 22:7 miracles persecution
And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.”
Isaiah 12:4 evangelism worship praise
And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:3-4 Spirit pentecost Holy Spirit
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 9:1 worship gratitude miracles
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8 gossip
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:31 pentecost Holy Spirit prayer
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
John 15:3 purification Word of God evil
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
Isaiah 6:8 prophecy evangelism
But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:34-35 reliability heaven world