SCRIPTURE VERSES - COMMUNICATION

SCRIPTURE VERSES - COMMUNICATION

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Good communication is said to be a lifeline to the health of a good marriage. It’s pretty obvious to all who are wise, that there are good ways we can communicate with each other in word and deed, and harmful ways.

To help you to better discern the good from the harmful, you will find below, scripture verses dealing with communication. The following verses come from the New International Version of the Bible unless noted otherwise:

• Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2).

• If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless (James 1:26).

• The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly (Proverbs 15:2).

• The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil (Proverbs 15:28).

• But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned (Matthew 12:37).

• A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction (Proverbs 16:23).

• The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse (Proverbs 10:29).

• A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger (Proverbs 15:1).

• Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18).

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• A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless. A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated (Proverbs 14:16-17).
• A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly (Proverbs 14:29).
• An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins (Proverbs 29:22).
• Do not associate with a man given to anger; or go with a hot-tempered man, lest you learn his ways, and find a snare for yourself (Proverbs 22:24-25).
• A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered (Proverbs 17:27).
• Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him (Proverbs 29:20).
• Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes (Proverbs 26:4-5).
• A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control (Proverbs 29:11).
• A fool’s mouth is his undoing
• A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions (Proverbs 18:2).
• Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue (Proverbs 17:28).
• The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools (Ecclesiastes 9:17).
• Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is that Head, that is, Christ (Ephesians 4:15).
• The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin (Proverbs 10:8).
• Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly (2 Timothy 2:16).
• When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise (Proverbs 10:19).
• A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly (Proverbs 12:23). 

                                         

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Communication is the key to everything. People must communicate in order to understand each other.