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What Did You Say?
April 7, 2024 • DR. BYRON L. BATTLE SR. • Proverbs 18:21
Scripture References: Job (22:28) “Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.” James (3:10) “out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.” Then he says, “My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter water?” St. Matthew (12:34) “ O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of wise useth knowledge: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the lord are in EVERY place. Proverbs 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proverbs 17:28 “ Even a fool , when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Psalm 34:13: “ Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking Guile. Psalm 141:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. James 1:26: If any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 1 Peter 3:10: For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile. Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth INTO the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
