Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.
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… in simply criticizing another person works with the precision of a nuclear explosion there's a difference between correcting and criticizing in proverbs 12 18 solomon highlighted that difference he said there is one who speaks rashly like the thrust of a sword that's the critic but the tongue of the wise brings healing all of us almost every day run into people who need to be corrected it may be a child maybe an employee maybe a fellow christian but if we really or trying to help that person, we'll deal as privately as possible with that person. Like Jesus said in Matthew 18, he said, how you go about restoring somebody, you go to him in private without anybody else knowing. That doesn't work only then do you take two or three people with you. And as you follow that progression, it's always you start as privately as possible. Before you criticize somebody, ask yourself, have I talked to that person? Now hear me on this. before you listen to any criticism about another person. …
… who once believed in us. But the sword thrusts are going on. That's a wrong kind of use of the tongue. Look at Proverbs 12. One more book to the right. Proverbs 12, verse 18. There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. There's the difference. Good reproof brings healing. Ultimately, it hurt. Initially, it hurts. Ultimately, it heals. How good it is when we have friends close enough to us to put their arms around us and warn or correct or point out an area that is getting out of control or out of line. I can't let you leave Proverbs without another quick glance. 15 for a soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit, crushes the spirit. There's another proverb, like apples of gold and settings of silver, so as a wise reprover upon an obedient ear, Proverbs 25, 11 and 12. Now, back to Job, my point. Bildad blamed Job because he saw Job as sinful. …
… Move on down to verse 17. He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness deceit. There's one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health. There's an interesting phrase. The tongue of the wise promotes health. Now, I don't get this yet. All I know is that month after month, I go through the book of Proverbs, and it always stands out to me how often speech affects health. speech affects health. We should get it. It says life and death is in the power of the tongue. How often we have said, oh, I'm so dumb. Why did I do that? We say things, our body doesn't recognize when we're joking. Our body doesn't recognize when we are just trying to be light, random. is life and death and the power of the tongue. And the tongue promotes health. And that's the word of God. And elsewhere it talks about that the life actually flows from our speech. And so I want to encourage you here. …