Communication

Chapter 6 — Nonverbal Communication (pages 123, 125)

The standard biblical examples of nonverbal communication Mack cites:

Genesis 4:5-6 (Cain's countenance fell)

Genesis 31:2, 5 (Jacob saw Laban's face was not toward him as before)

1 Samuel 1:12-14 (Eli misreading Hannah at prayer)

Numbers 22:27 (Balaam's donkey)

Proverbs 6:12-15 (winks the eyes, signals with the feet, points with the fingers)

Proverbs 15:13 ("A joyful heart makes a cheerful face")

Proverbs 16:30 (winks his eyes to devise perverse things)

Proverbs 17:22 ("A joyful heart is good medicine")

Mark 10:21 (Jesus looked at him and loved him)

Luke 22:61 (the Lord turned and looked at Peter)

Chapter 6 — Circuit Jammers (page 134)

Mack's circuit jammers verses fall into these categories, and the "common themes" question is asking you to recognize them. Standard verse set:

: Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9; Proverbs 12:22; Proverbs 6:16-19; Revelation 21:8Falsehood / lying / exaggeration

: Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 5:4; Colossians 3:8; Colossians 4:6Unwholesome / corrupt speech

: Matthew 5:21-22; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 16:21, 23-24; James 3:5-8Angry, cruel, hurtful words

: Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 26:20; James 4:11Slander / gossip / talebearing

: Proverbs 9:7-8; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 15:12Mocking / scoffing / sarcasm

: Proverbs 27:2; James 4:16Boasting / pride in speech

: Philippians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 10:10; James 5:9Complaining / grumbling

The common theme to identify: every category reflects a heart issue (Luke 6:45, Matthew 12:34) that uses words to tear down rather than build up, contrary to Ephesians 4:29.

Chapter 7 — Effective Communications (page 145 Do 2)

The communication elements Mack ties to specific verses:

: Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9; Zechariah 8:16Honesty / truthfulness

: Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 25:11Timing

: Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 17:27-28; Proverbs 29:20; James 1:19Restraint / slow to speak

: Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 18:13Thoughtfulness before speaking

: Proverbs 15:1; Colossians 4:6; 1 Peter 3:15Gentleness / gracious tone

: Ephesians 4:29; 1 Thessalonians 5:11Edification / building up

: Ephesians 4:15Speaking truth in love

: James 3:2-12; Psalm 141:3; Proverbs 21:23Self-control over the tongue

: Ephesians 4:31-32; Colossians 3:13Forgiveness in speech

Chapter 7 — Are You Listening (page 166)

Standard listening passages:

Proverbs 18:13 ("He who gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him")

Proverbs 18:2 ("A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind")

Proverbs 18:17 ("The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and examines him")

Proverbs 20:5 (counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of understanding draws it out)

James 1:19 (quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger)

Proverbs 15:28 (the heart of the righteous ponders how to answer)