"The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."
Such a little member is what God calls the tongue, but great blessings and great evils flow therefrom. The virtuous woman speaks with kindness (Prov. 31:26).
What form of ministry are you using your words for? Are they for the teaching, admonition, and exhortation of your fellow man? Are you letting the Word of Christ dwell in you richly with all wisdom? Whatsoever ye do, is it in the name of Lord Jesus Christ? (Col.3:16-17)
The Bible speaks multitudes on Godly wisdom. In the verse from Proverbs 16 it says "the heart of the wise teacheth his mouth" it also says pleasant words are sweet, they bring forth healing. Colossians 3:12&13 says to "put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved , bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
I have an earlier blog post on tale bearers. Another Proverb. It says words can be as wounds that cut to the innermost parts of the belly. There's a connection in this verse and the aforementioned verse in Colossians, bowels. The innermost part of the belly. The core of your being. How intricately interlaced our emotions are to who we are. This is the way God created us. Even those who do not believe in God cannot deny this simple humanistic truth. The Proverb speaks truth in the hurt words cause. Deep hurt. And the verse in Colossians is God's wisdom on the issue. If what we are made of (bowels) is mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, such deep hurt would not come about.
Kindness to one another is such a paramount attribute of Christians that has become TOO uncommon among us. We are no different than the children of this world. We don't even deserve to be known as Christians. It is important to separate ourselves from the the children of disobedience UNTO righteousness. We separate ourselves by obeying the commands God gave us, and if we cannot even be kind one to another what good are we?
