In other words, good communication involves being aware of the struggles of others and helping to ease another person’s cares with a “good word.” Proverbs 25:11 (ESV) “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” In this passage, though, King Solomon reminds the reader that a good word shared or spoken by someone can actually lift up another person who is suffering with a certain problem or burden. Proverbs 12:25 (ESV) “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.”Įveryone struggles with difficulties and challenges at some point in their lives, and these anxieties will often lead to stress or fear.
#Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks esv full
Good communication skills can then be developed and experienced when our mouths are full of God’s wisdom. So this verse is important because David knows from experience how a righteous person will speak, and he explains that wisdom and justice will be spoken by someone who truly follows after God. The Bible says that he was a man after God’s own heart (I Kings 14:8). He had killed Goliath as a young man, and then he had served King Saul who later tried to hunt him down and kill him. Psalm 37:30 (ESV) “The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.”ĭavid was very wise and experienced when he became King of Israel, as he had gone through many challenges in his lifetime. Good and healthy communication will then flow from our hearts to our words and then on to the receiver’s ears. Our thoughts and our words need to match what is on the Father’s heart, since he is our rock and our redeemer.
I love this verse, though, because the psalmist not only asks for his words to be righteous, but he also asks that the meditations of his heart be pure and acceptable to God as well. I have asked the Lord to give me the proper words to share, so that it would be him speaking through me-especially when sharing an important message with someone or with a group. This verse has been one of my prayers many times throughout my lifetime, as I always want to say the right thing on every occasion.
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