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.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
22 Without counsel plans go wrong, 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.
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
8 Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of all who are left desolate.
12 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.
36 I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;
15 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses.
7 "And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
3 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 upon the housetops.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
9 because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs 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.
29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
19 Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
2 For we all make many mistakes, and if any one makes no mistakes in what he says he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
9 Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.
18 Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.
1 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples!
8 My mouth is filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.