Falar
A Bíblia tem muito a ensinar sobre a arte de falar. As palavras têm poder de vida e de morte — podem edificar ou destruir, curar ou ferir, aproximar ou afastar.
O poder das palavras
A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua. A palavra branda desvia a ira, mas a palavra dura suscita o furor.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is!
Without counsel plans fail,
but with many advisers they succeed.
Falar com sabedoria
No muito falar não falta transgressão. A boca do justo fala sabedoria, e quem guarda os lábios guarda a si mesmo.
When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Open your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,
but the lips of a fool consume him.
Falar a verdade
Cada palavra ociosa será pesada no dia do juízo. Fale a verdade, edifique com a boca e confesse Cristo com os lábios.
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
"And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Edificar com palavras
Não saia da boca nenhuma palavra torpe. Sejam prontos para ouvir, tardios para falar, e tardios para a ira.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.