"The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked."
Proverbs 10:11 (NKJV)
Most people today only need to turn on a faucet to get some water. But in the past, most people had to go to a well to get the water they needed. When someone digs a well, their goal is to get some water, not just dig a hole in the ground. It would be strange for someone to say they were digging a well, but when they finished, all you could get from the well was dirt. Or it could be that for some reason a well might become contaminated, and while there would still be water in the well, the water drawn from the well would not be drinkable and the well would be worthless.
One topic that we see in the Bible, and especially in the Book of Proverbs is the importance of the words that we speak. The next time you read the Book of Proverbs, pay attention to what is said about our words, our mouth, and our tongue. These are all intending to show us the value of our words and how important it is for us to say the right kinds of words. The words we speak can help or hurt people, our words can encourage or discourage people, and our words can lift people up or put people down. We need to speak the right kind of words.
Proverbs 10:11 says that the mouth of the righteous is a well of life. But is it just because someone is righteous, because someone is a Christian that their words are automatically positive and helpful, or is it more about the content of what is being said? As Jesus said in Matthew 12:34, it is from the abundance of what is in our heart that we will speak. This means we must fill ourselves with good things, especially with God's Word, to be sure that what is in our well, what comes out of our mouth, will be a blessing and help to others. What is in the well of our heart that is then coming out of our mouth?
Proverbs 10:11 (NKJV)
Most people today only need to turn on a faucet to get some water. But in the past, most people had to go to a well to get the water they needed. When someone digs a well, their goal is to get some water, not just dig a hole in the ground. It would be strange for someone to say they were digging a well, but when they finished, all you could get from the well was dirt. Or it could be that for some reason a well might become contaminated, and while there would still be water in the well, the water drawn from the well would not be drinkable and the well would be worthless.
One topic that we see in the Bible, and especially in the Book of Proverbs is the importance of the words that we speak. The next time you read the Book of Proverbs, pay attention to what is said about our words, our mouth, and our tongue. These are all intending to show us the value of our words and how important it is for us to say the right kinds of words. The words we speak can help or hurt people, our words can encourage or discourage people, and our words can lift people up or put people down. We need to speak the right kind of words.
Proverbs 10:11 says that the mouth of the righteous is a well of life. But is it just because someone is righteous, because someone is a Christian that their words are automatically positive and helpful, or is it more about the content of what is being said? As Jesus said in Matthew 12:34, it is from the abundance of what is in our heart that we will speak. This means we must fill ourselves with good things, especially with God's Word, to be sure that what is in our well, what comes out of our mouth, will be a blessing and help to others. What is in the well of our heart that is then coming out of our mouth?
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