Psalm 39:1-3 - "I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2Â I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3Â My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,"
Intro:
1. How priceless is the gift of speech -
2. Gift of speech brings us to the person we are -
3. Speech of the tongue can be good or bad -
Note- The Different Kinds of Tongues
I. The Talebearing tongue - Leviticus 19:16
Causes strife - Proverbs 26:20
Speaks out of turn - I Timothy 5:13
Is as poisonous as an adder - Psalm 140:3
Makes wounds in the heart - Proverbs 18:8
Separateth friends - Proverbs 16:28
II. The Rash Tongue - James 1:19
Is forgetful of God - Ecclesiastes 5:2-3
Makes a man worse than a fool - Proverbs 29:20
Cecomes busy in others affairs - I Peter 4:15
Leads to mischievous madness - Ecclesiastes 10:11-14
III. The Guarded Tongue - Proverbs 25:11
Is Modest - Proverbs 27:2
Turns away wrath - Proverbs 15:1
Is given to kindness - Proverbs 31:26
Keeps one out of trouble - Proverbs 21:23
Is tactful - Seasoned with Salt - Colossians 4-6
-Bro. Mike Goodson