With Jack Bailey
Scripture Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. ~ Peter 5:8, NLT Quote Self is the god of unhappiness. ~Lorenzo Scupoli One of the things that makes my heart sick is to know that Satan has used me. Peter felt this same sickness when he rebuked Jesus for talking about His death…But…
Scripture Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. ~Philippians 4:8, NLT Quote Believe me the mind today is in profound trouble, perhaps more than ever before. How to order the mind on Christian principles is…
Scripture But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. ~James 3:8 Quote The tongue has no bones but it is strong enough to break a heart. ~Anonymous I would never at random write a blog on the misuse of the tongue and you know why; I…
Scripture Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. ~Ephesians 4:29, NASB Quote The tongue has no bones but it is strong enough to break a heart. ~Image Quotes I was reading…
Scripture To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. ~Proverbs 18:13, NIV Quote “Empty drums [barrels] make the most noise.” ~Anonymous There is a lot in Proverbs about the tongue and how we use it. Solomon said in 15:28, The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.…
Scripture The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. ~Proverbs 18:21 Quote “WARNING: Words have power, use them carefully.” ~Anonymous There is a lot in Proverbs about the tongue and the use or misuse of words. This certainly seems to be the theme of chapter…
Scripture A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ~Proverbs 15:1, NIV Quote Words can be precious or they can be cheap: their value depends on how we use them. ~Ya’akov I think Proverbs 15:1 was my mother’s favorite. I had it committed to memory by the time I was…
Scripture They refused to obey the Spirit of God. So Moses spoke without thinking. ~Psalm 106:33, NIrV Quote Not only are we accountable for what we say; we are accountable for how we say it. ~Ya’akov If you think I have someone in mind, someone who is guilty of speaking before they think–you are right,…
Scripture Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. ~Proverbs 17:28, ESV Quote Wise men talk because they have something to say: fools because they have to say something. ~Plato I read Proverbs 17:28 in the NIrV yesterday but I did not intend to blog on…