Curse Words
Whenever we are angry or overcome with strong emotions we tend to curse a lot. While this is to some degree understandable there are occasions where curse words are used in regular slang. Some of you may even drop F-bombs in every sentence. When curse words become your daily routine you may have a problem that you need to confront. Not only is talking in profane language unattractive and immature but it also shines a bad light on your image.
Speaking Bad Of Others
Now aside from curse words, there are things that can cause much greater damage when spoken to another person. Every one of us has had an instant in life where someone was saying something negative or hurtful about us. If you have been thought anything like it you know how much words can hurt. People can be driven to complete insanity and even self-harm through toxic words spoken by others. Words may seem harmless but they can not be taken back once said and they can leave wounds on us. It is so easy to let something bad out but it is very hard to keep it in.
Speaking Bad About Yourself
And it does not end there. There is still another form of which words can harm and that is negative self-talk. If you constantly talk down on yourself and beat yourself up verbally it is time to step back. Each time you talk negatively about yourself you dig deeper into self-hatred and nothing good will come out of that. There are so many times when we are too hard to ourselves, let's all be a bit kinder. If you constantly say bad things about yourself you will believe it and it will become your reality.
The bible states this over and over again. There is power in language. What comes out of our mouth can either give life or destroy life. It is so easy to say something bad when overcome with emotions. It takes strength to resist the urge to say toxic things and keep your mouth but it will bring life to your and others. So next time you feel like slipping a bad word about you or others, stop and breathe deep for a second and stay silent.
What the Bible says about the power of words:
Matthew 12:37
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 15:10-11
And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
James 3:10
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 13:3
“Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin."
Ephesians 4:29
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."
Proverbs 18:19
"A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city, and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace."
Proverbs 10:20
"The words of a good person are like pure silver, but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little."
Proverbs 26:20
"Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop."
Proverbs 11:17
“Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, but you destroy yourself when you are cruel.”
1 Peter 3:9
"Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing."
Proverbs 16:24
“Kind words are like honey-sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”
Matthew 15:18
"But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person."
James 3:3-6
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell."
James 3: 9-12
"With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both freshwater and saltwater flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water."
Proverbs 29:20
"Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him."
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