Speaking (2/3)

And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen… Matthew 6:7

And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Matthew 6:7	When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. prayer thoughts
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24	Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. gentleness soul food

Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! Psalm 105:1	Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. evangelism worship praise
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11	It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. Word of God reliability fruitfulness
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14	May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. prayer heart
A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. Proverbs 18:2	Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. wisdom selfishness
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. Psalm 120:2	Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. redeemer soul lying
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. Proverbs 11:9	With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. righteousness wisdom gossip
A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows. Proverbs 18:6	Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. wisdom
In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23	Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! reliability encouragement poverty
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25	Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. worrying heart
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1	If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. love angels
Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:13	Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! evil truth lying
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. Proverbs 10:32	The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. truth righteousness lying
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:17	And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. gratitude following work
If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. James 1:26	If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. Proverbs 20:3	Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. peace anger
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Proverbs 4:24	Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. truth lying
For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. Psalm 139:4	You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. almighty understanding
Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. Proverbs 10:18	Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. gossip lying
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince. Proverbs 17:7	Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler. wisdom lying
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. Proverbs 10:20	The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless. valuable righteousness
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. Psalm 33:6	The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. creation heaven
Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:9	Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. righteousness giving widows
When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. Psalm 32:3	When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. sin confession sickness

So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, 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 also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.”

Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.”