"Sticks and Stones"
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18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
1. We must use our _words wisely_
1. We must use our _words wisely_
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
2. Words can hurt _relationships_
2. Words can hurt _relationships_
9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
3. Forgiveness and change are _rooted in Christ_
3. Forgiveness and change are _rooted in Christ_
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.