Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
YOUR HOME WILL BE AS SWEET AS THE WORDS SPOKEN IN IT.
Words that intimidate, creating fear and expelling love from the soul, are to be restrained… If we drink of the water of life, the fountain will send forth sweet water, not bitter. – {Adventist Home p. 308.3}
Harsh words sour the temper and wound the hearts of children, and in some cases these wounds are difficult to heal. Children are sensitive to the least injustice, and some become discouraged under it and will neither heed the loud, angry voice of command nor care for threatenings of punishment. – {Adventist Home p. 308.4}
James 3:2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
SEASON YOUR WORDS WITH SALT, MANY MARRIAGES ARE DESTROYED BY RECKLESS WORDS. EVEN WHEN SPEAKING THE TRUTH DO SO IN LOVE
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Ephesians 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ
The Saviour never suppressed the truth, but He uttered it always in love. In His intercourse with others, He exercised the greatest tact, and He was always kind and thoughtful. He was never rude, never needlessly spoke a severe word, never gave unnecessary pain to a sensitive soul.… He never made truth cruel, but ever manifested a deep tenderness for humanity. – {Gospel Workers p. 117.1}
Proverbs 31:26-30
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Ephesians 4:29-32
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. 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
PRAY FOR GOD TO HELP YOU TO SPEAK SWEET AND KIND WORDS ONLY IN THE HOME. WE WILL GIVE ACCOUNT FOR EVERY CRUEL AND RECKLESS WORD WE UTTER IN THE HOME
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Psalms 141:3 NIV
“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Under a storm of stinging, faultfinding words, keep the mind stayed upon the word of God. Let mind and heart be stored with God’s promises. If you are ill-treated or wrongfully accused, instead of returning an angry answer, repeat to yourself the precious promises:
“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21). {Ministry of Healing p. 486}
Psalm 71:8
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation….
Psalm 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.
