Speaking (2/3)

When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do… 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. Matthew 6:7	In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. prayer thoughts
Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. Proverbs 16:24	Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. gentleness soul food

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Psalm 105:1	Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. evangelism worship praise
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. Isaiah 55:11	So is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do. Word of God reliability fruitfulness
Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. Proverbs 18:2	A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. wisdom selfishness
Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. Psalm 120:2	Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. redeemer soul lying
With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. Proverbs 11:9	With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. righteousness wisdom gossip
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14	Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. prayer heart
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. Proverbs 18:6	A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. wisdom
Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23	In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. reliability encouragement poverty
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. 1 Corinthians 13:1	If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. love angels
Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. Proverbs 12:25	Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. worrying heart
The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words. Proverbs 10:32	The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. truth righteousness lying
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. Colossians 3:17	Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. gratitude following work
Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! Psalm 34:13	Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. evil truth lying
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. peace anger
Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Proverbs 4:24	Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. truth lying
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. Ephesians 5:11-12	Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. sin idols fruitfulness
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. Psalm 139:4	For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. almighty understanding
The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless. Proverbs 10:20	The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. valuable righteousness
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Psalm 32:3	When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. sin confession sickness
Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. Proverbs 10:18	He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. gossip lying
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26	If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
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.” Matthew 21:21	Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.” faith miracles trust
For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:10	For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. faith salvation acknowledging

But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.