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Last week we talked about Help for Hot Temper so that we wouldn’t lose our witness and that we wouldn’t say things we would later regret.
Tonight I want to talk about “Watching What We Say”.
We have all heard the statement; “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
That’s a lie because words do hurt.
Most broken bones heal in a few weeks or months, but the hurt done by words can last a lifetime.
Often hurtful words spoken to children become a reckless guide in their adulthood.
Text; Proverbs 12:16-22
1. Uncontrolled Mouth; 16
A foolish man [angry] blows his top quickly and says words that are hurtful or harmful before he knows it.
Hurtful words are hard to take back, harmful words stain your testimony!
A prudent man [wise, thoughtful], thinks before he speaks.
He might be upset and mad, but he doesn’t vent his feelings.
He cools down through patience before he speaks.
2. Perjured Mouth; 17
This verse pertains to a courtroom setting [false witness] whereas a person would perjure themselves.
Perjury- lying under oath, giving false testimony/statements, willful deceit.
When a person perjures himself in a court room he reveals his true character and can no longer be trusted.
His false testimony can also be responsible for a miscarriage of justice.
As Jesus was put on trial, all the witnesses perjured themselves by lying and giving false testimony.
If you were to look at modern day perjury, all you would have to do is look at our politicians.
They perjure themselves daily in the congress, senate and the oval office to the American people.
They simply can’t be trusted!
But one who speaks the truth declares righteousness [justice].
Truth always leads to a right verdict.
3. The Gossip; 18
Gossip is like the piercings of a sword.
It cuts deep and is very destructive.
Gossip- repeating the private affairs of others, spreading hurtful information, talebearer, even if it’s true.
One thing that makes gossip so dangerous and destructive is we all by nature love to hear it.
This means hearing gossip is like eating our favorite food and stimulates our desire for more.
Gossip has ruined more friendships and relationships than any other words ever spoken.
A christian should never share personal or private information about another except to help or protect that person from gossip.
Our words need to be medicine that heals people’s hearts, not a poison that harms them.
4. Lying Lips; 19, 22
One thing God hates more than anything is lying lips.
God doesn’t hate the liar, He wants to save him.
But God hates lies because it is stands against all that He is, TRUTH!
Two of the seven things God hates most involve lying.
Why does God hate lying?
Because lying and liars are polar opposites of God’s nature!
Lies don’t stand up very long, “they don’t have legs” and will soon be found out and fall.
On the other hand, “truth endures” or will be established.
Truth can be corroborated [backed up] and those who speak truth are the Lord’s delight
5. Corrupt Council; 20
It is amazing how much corrupt council is given by people today.
I talked with the youth the other morning about where they seek the answers for life’s questions.
You wouldn’t be surprised at their answers [Google, Siri, friends, celebrities].
All these places have answers for a lot of things but most answers are not rooted in the truth.
So the council is corrupt.
Matthew 12:34–35 (NKJV)
34 Brood of vipers!
How can you, being evil, speak good things?
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
But one who councils from the Scriptures are counselors of peace and have joy knowing they have not led anyone astray!
Close;
Verse 21 is the reward or consequences to how we “Watch Our Words”.
If we will always speak truth in a candid and constructive way, it will be a help to the hearer and will keep us free from fault or harm.
But the person that speaks with evil intent, those very words will come back upon themselves in judgment without mercy.
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