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 loving it eat its fruit.
1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
4 A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.
23 Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!
22 Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.
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 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
28 Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!
13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
12 Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
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 And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;
15 And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;
7 And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,
3 because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which [is] good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which [is] evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.
9 that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
26 And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth [us], we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,
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 corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
19 So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
2 for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one [is] a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
9 not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;
18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
1 Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.
8 Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.