Topic- Speech - Part I

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible, and it is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 21:23

1. Proverbs 8:6-9 Describe the kind of words that come from the mouth of Wisdom.

Verse 6

Verse 7

Verse 8

Verse 9

2. How is wise speech described in these proverbs?

Proverbs10:20-21

Proverbs 16:24

Proverbs 20:15

Proverbs 25:11

Describe how someone's words have been a treasure to you.

3. How are wise and foolish tongues contrasted?

Proverbs 10:11

Proverbs 10:32

Proverbs 12:18

Proverbs 15:2

Proverbs 15:28

4. What promises and warnings do you find in these proverbs?

Proverbs 10:13-14

Proverbs 10:31

Proverbs 12:13

Proverbs 13:3

Pick one of these proverbs and personalize it in today's language.

5. What is the effect of a gentle, controlled tongue on those around us?

Proverbs 15:4

Proverbs 15:23

Proverbs 31:26

6.Read Proverbs 10:31 with Matthew 12:34-37

What is the root cause of evil speech?

With what should we fill our hearts so that our words are a blessing to others?

What steps do you need to take so that you can be a woman who "opens her mouth with wisdom"?

7. Prayerfully think through conversations you have had with those around you this week. Ask God to help you understand why you say the things you say. What has been the effect of your words on others? Pick one proverb to personalize in the form of a prayer request to share with your prayer partner.

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