{"id":72677,"date":"2025-09-05T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/?p=72677"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:04:04","slug":"the-tongue-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/the-tongue-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>After completing your daily reading, come back to chat with fellow Bible readers about any reflections you have on the proverbs, introduction, or questions from today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our words matter, and as James 3:9\u201310 says, \u201cWith the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God\u2019s likeness. Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.\u201d The book of Proverbs highlights the intensity and power of human language using contrasting themes like knowledge and destruction, protection and ruin, and attraction and foolishness. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reflection Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proverbs 10:20 says a righteous tongue has equal value to pure silver. How much value do you place on the power of your words?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How is a prudent or righteous person\u2019s tongue described? What makes a person\u2019s tongue wicked?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who can you share life-giving words with today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After completing your daily reading, come back to chat with fellow Bible readers about any reflections you have on the proverbs, introduction, or questions from today. Our words matter, and as James 3:9\u201310 says, \u201cWith the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God\u2019s likeness. 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My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.\u201d The book of Proverbs highlights the intensity and power of human language using contrasting themes like knowledge and destruction, protection and ruin, and attraction and foolishness.<\/p><br \/>\r\n<p><strong>Reflection Questions:<\/strong><\/p><br \/>\r\n<p class=\"p1\u201d>Proverbs 10:20 says a righteous tongue has equal value to pure silver. How much value do you place on the power of your words?<\/p> <br \/>\r\n<p class=\"p1\u201d>How is a prudent or righteous person\u2019s tongue described? 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