Speaking (2/3)

And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the… Matthew 6:7

And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.
Matthew 6:7 prayer thoughts
Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 gentleness soul food

Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
Make His deeds known among the peoples.
Psalm 105:1 evangelism worship praise
So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11 Word of God reliability fruitfulness
A fool does not delight in understanding,
But in revealing his own mind.
Proverbs 18:2 wisdom selfishness
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 prayer heart
Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips,
From a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 120:2 redeemer soul lying
A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth invites beatings.
Proverbs 18:6 wisdom
With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
Proverbs 11:9 righteousness wisdom gossip
Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,
But a good word makes it glad.
Proverbs 12:25 worrying heart
In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23 reliability encouragement poverty
If I speak with the tongues of mankind and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1 love angels
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 34:13 evil truth lying
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
James 1:26
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.
Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness lying
Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:17 gratitude following work
Avoiding strife is an honor for a person,
But any fool will quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3 peace anger
Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth
And keep devious speech far from you.
Proverbs 4:24 truth lying
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, Lord, You know it all.
Psalm 139:4 almighty understanding
Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
Ephesians 5:11-12 sin idols fruitfulness
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen.”
Matthew 21:21 faith miracles trust
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver,
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable righteousness
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
Psalm 32:3 sin confession sickness
But as for you, proclaim the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.
Titus 2:1 evangelism learning
One who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:18 gossip lying

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Bible verse of the day

How delightful on the mountains
Are the feet of one who brings good news,
Who announces peace
And brings good news of happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Isaiah 52:7 salvation peace kingdom