Speaking (2/3)

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they… 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. 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 a honeycomb, sweet 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

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known 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 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. 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, Yahweh, my rock, 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 only in revealing his own opinion. Proverbs 18:2	Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. wisdom selfishness
Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. Psalm 120:2	Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. redeemer soul lying
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. Proverbs 11:9	With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. righteousness wisdom gossip
A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. Proverbs 18:6	Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. wisdom
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23	Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! reliability encouragement poverty
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25	Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. worrying heart
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. 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 lies. 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 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
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. 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 himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 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 an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. Proverbs 20:3	Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. peace anger
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. Proverbs 4:24	Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. truth lying
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool. Proverbs 10:18	Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. gossip lying
For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. Psalm 139:4	You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. almighty understanding
Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit 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 like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. Proverbs 10:20	The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless. valuable righteousness
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:9	Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. righteousness giving widows
By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army 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
When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all 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

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.”

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.”