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Communication Skills....

1 Peter 1:15-16King James Version (KJV)

15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Dear Friends,
Communication skills are very important.  How we talk to one another in our homes, community and jobs reveals a lot about the condition of our hearts. It is true that sometimes we speak too quickly.  It is also true that not every word spoken to us deserves a response.
Listed are several verses from scripture related to communication.
God bless!
in Christ,
Sis. Stephanie
James 1:19 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Psalms 141:3 - Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

2 Timothy 2:16 - But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Proverbs 12:18 - There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.

Psalms 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Proverbs 16:23 - The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Proverbs 13:17 - A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

Proverbs 25:11 - A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Jeremiah 1:9 - Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Matthew 15:18-19 - But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.   
Proverbs 10:19 - In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.

Proverbs 18:13 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs 18:2 - A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

1 Corinthians 2:14 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

Proverbs 18:20-21 - A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

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