You Were Made to Bless (James 3)

Introduction

The Power of the Tongue

Blessing vs Cursing

Heaven vs Hell

Peace vs Destruction

Proverbs 10:8 ESV

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 10:11 ESV

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:21 ESV

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Proverbs 11:9 ESV

With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

Proverbs 12:25 ESV

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.

Proverbs 13:3 ESV

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 16:27 ESV

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 17:14 ESV

The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 18:7 ESV

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Proverbs 26:22 ESV

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:21 ESV

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.