Taming the Tongue - campsource
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<strong>Taming</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong><br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Lying<br />
Job 15:5 “Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt <strong>the</strong> tongue of <strong>the</strong> ________________.”<br />
Proverbs 15:4 “The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue<br />
________________ <strong>the</strong> spirit.”<br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Gossip<br />
James 3:8 “But no man can tame <strong>the</strong> tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly<br />
________________.”<br />
Proverbs 11:13 “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a _______________ man keeps a<br />
secret.”<br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Judging O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any ________________ talk come out of your mouths, but only<br />
what is helpful for building o<strong>the</strong>rs up according to <strong>the</strong>ir needs, that it may benefit those<br />
who listen.”<br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Cursing<br />
James1:19 “My dear bro<strong>the</strong>rs, take note of this: Everyone should be ________________ to<br />
listen, ________________ to speak and ________________ to become angry.”<br />
James 3:9 “With <strong>the</strong> tongue we ________________our Lord and Fa<strong>the</strong>r, and with it we<br />
________________ men, who have been made in God's likeness.”<br />
James 3:10 “Out of <strong>the</strong> same mouth come praise and cursing. My bro<strong>the</strong>rs, this should<br />
not be.”<br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Being Boastful<br />
Proverbs 27:2 “Let ________________ praise you, and not your own ________________;<br />
someone else, and not your own lips.”<br />
Tame <strong>the</strong> <strong>Tongue</strong> Against Anger<br />
Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a ________________ word stirs<br />
up anger.”
Metaphors for <strong>the</strong> Mouth<br />
Jeremiah 9:8 “Their tongue is a deadly ________________; it speaks with deceit. With his<br />
mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a ______________for<br />
him.”<br />
James 3:3 “When we put ________________ into <strong>the</strong> mouths of horses to make <strong>the</strong>m<br />
obey us, we can turn <strong>the</strong> whole animal.”<br />
James 3:4 “Or take ships as an example. Although <strong>the</strong>y are so large and are driven by<br />
strong winds, <strong>the</strong>y are steered by a very small ________________wherever <strong>the</strong> pilot<br />
wants to go.”<br />
James 3:6 “The tongue also is a ________________, a world of evil among <strong>the</strong> parts of<br />
<strong>the</strong> body. It corrupts <strong>the</strong> whole person, sets <strong>the</strong> whole course of his life on fire, and is<br />
itself set on fire by hell.”<br />
Proverbs 12:18 “Reckless words pierce like a ________________, but <strong>the</strong> tongue of <strong>the</strong><br />
wise brings healing.”<br />
(A note from Mr. Schoch: That last verse is really a simile, since it creates a comparison<br />
using like, as ___ as, or than).