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 prayer thoughts
Kind words are like honey—
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
Proverbs 16:24 gentleness soul food

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
Psalm 105:1 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 Word of God reliability fruitfulness
Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2 wisdom selfishness
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 prayer heart
Rescue me, O Lord, from liars
and from all deceitful people.
Psalm 120:2 redeemer soul lying
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.
Proverbs 18:6 wisdom
With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
Proverbs 11:9 righteousness wisdom gossip
Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
Proverbs 14:23 reliability encouragement poverty
Worry weighs a person down;
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
Proverbs 12:25 worrying heart
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 love angels
Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!
Psalm 34:13 evil truth 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
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 gratitude following work
The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness lying
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3 peace anger
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.
Mark 13:11 Spirit worrying Holy Spirit
When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.
Psalm 32:3 sin confession sickness
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 sin idols fruitfulness
You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord.
Psalm 139:4 almighty understanding
Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
Proverbs 4:24 truth lying
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 faith miracles trust
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
and see that they get justice.
Proverbs 31:9 righteousness giving widows
Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
Proverbs 17:7 wisdom lying