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 cause others to be killed or it can cause them to continue to live;
so those who like to talk a lot must ◄accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm►.
When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them;
but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are like [MET] trees whose fruit gives life;
speaking what is false causes people to ◄despair/feel very discouraged►.
People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them;
truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do;
but when we have many good advisors, we will 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 people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot by what they say;
if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life;
those who talk ◄without thinking/too much► will ruin themselves.
People may think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise;
if foolish people ◄do not say anything/keep their mouths shut►, others will think that they are very intelligent.
Those who ◄spread gossip/tell bad things about others► will tell your secrets to others,
but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets to others.
Speak [MTY] to defend people who are unable to defend themselves;
speak to encourage others to do what is right for those who are helpless.
Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them;
but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].
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 that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, and he will judge them accordingly.
"If a fellow believer sins against you, go to him, and when you two are alone, reprove him for sinning against you. If that person listens to you and feels sorry that he has sinned against you, you will have restored your friendship with that person.
When you pray, do not repeat words many times as the people who do not know God do when they pray. They repeat meaningless words because they think that if they use many words, their gods will listen to them and give them what they ask for.
All the things that you say in the dark secretly, some day will be heard {people will hear them} in the daylight. The things you have whispered [SYN] privately among yourselves in your rooms will be proclaimed {people will proclaim them} publicly."
Similarly, good people will conduct their lives in a good way because they think a lot of good things, and evil people will live in an evil way because they think a lot of evil things. The basic principle is that people speak and act according to all that they think."
This message is that if anyone of you confesses/says publicly that Jesus is Lord, and if you (sg) believe that God ◄caused him to become alive again after he died/raised him from the dead►, you will be saved {God will save you}.
Similarly, in addition to our continuing to wait for what God will give us, God’s Spirit helps us when our spirits feel weak. We do not know what is proper/necessary for us to pray. But God’s Spirit knows, and he prays for us when we groan (OR, he groans) in a way that cannot be expressed in words (OR, prays with us, groaning in a way that cannot be expressed in words).
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 [MTY] foul language. Instead, say only things that are useful for helping people when they need help, things that will help spiritually the people that you talk to.
My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to God’s true message. Don’t speak without thinking, nor get angry easily,
It is true that we all in many ways do things that are wrong [MET]. But those who always [LIT] control what they say will be all that God intends/wants them to be. They will be able to control all their actions [MTY].
When people do evil things to you or insult you, do not ◄retaliate/repay them by► doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, ask God to bless them, because that is what you have been chosen by God {what God called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing from him.
I say to all of you whom I love dearly, let us not merely say [MTY] that we love our fellow believers! Let us genuinely/really love them by doing things to help them!
Give thanks to Yahweh, and tell others that he is very great!
Tell everyone in the world what he has done!
I praise you all day long,
and I proclaim that you are glorious/wonderful.