Be Holy: Confronting Sin // Unwholesome Words

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

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For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. Matthew 12:34b-36

Words have more than most people . 

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

comes through .

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. Romans 10:17

deteriorates .

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. Proverbs 26:22

serves both .

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

The word, at the time, can change a ! 

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24