Brother In Messiah

Don’t open your mouth:

1. In the heat of anger – Proverbs 14:17;

2. When you don’t have all the facts – Proverbs 18:13;

3. When you haven’t verified the story – Deuteronomy 17:6;

4. If your words will offend a weaker brother – I Chorinthians 8:11;

5. If your words will be a poor reflection of YAHUAH or your friends and family – Peter 2:21-23;

6. When you are tempted to joke about sin – Proverbs 14:9;

7. When you would be ashamed of your words later – Proverbs 8:8;

8. When you are tempted to make light of set-apart things – Ecclesiastes 5:2;

9. If your words will convey a wrong impression – Proverbs 17:27;

10. If the issue is none of your business – Proverbs 14-10;

11. When you are tempted to tell an outright lie – Proverbs 4:24;

12. If your words will damage someone’s reputation – Proverbs 16:27;

13. If your words will destroy a friendship – Proverbs 25:28;

14. When you are feeling critical – James 3:9;

15. If you can’t speak without yelling – Proverbs 25:28;

16. When it is time to listen – Proverbs 13:1;

17. If you may have to eat your words later – Proverbs 19:21;

18. If you have already said it more than one time ( then it becomes nagging ) – Proverbs 19:13;

19. When you are tempted to flatter a wicked person – Proverbs 24:24;

20. When you are supposed to be working instead – Proverbs 14:23.

Proverbs 21:23

“Whosoever keepeth his mouth and his toungue, keepeth his soul from trouble.”