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.
What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.
Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.
What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!
Get all the advice you can, and you will succeed; without it you will fail.
Falar com sabedoria
No muito falar não falta transgressão. A boca do justo fala sabedoria, e quem guarda os lábios guarda a si mesmo.
The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
Be careful what you say and protect your life. A careless talker destroys himself.
After all, even fools may be thought wise and intelligent if they stay quiet and keep their mouths shut.
No one who gossips can be trusted with a secret, but you can put confidence in someone who is trustworthy.
"Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.
What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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.
"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.
"If your brother sins against you, go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back.
"When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.
So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and whatever you have whispered in private in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.
A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved.
In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express.
Edificar com palavras
Não saia da boca nenhuma palavra torpe. Sejam prontos para ouvir, tardios para falar, e tardios para a ira.
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.
All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.
Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
Give thanks to the Lord,
proclaim his greatness;
tell the nations what he has done.
All day long I praise you
and proclaim your glory.