Proverbs 15:1-2
A soft answer turneth away wrath:
but grievous words stir up anger.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge
aright:
but the mouth of fools poureth out
foolishness.
Our verbal responses will directly
influence the course of a conversation.
Here we are told that if we have a soft answer in the midst of anger we
can actually turn away wrath. This type
of soft answer is soft in tone and content.
It is not using push-button words or tones that would incite or fuel the
volatile climate we might find ourselves in.
When our husbands, friends or children come at us with wrath, we must
ask the Lord for His grace to respond softly.
Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to wrath. Listen to what the wrath might be speaking. Is the child sick? Is your husband tired? Is your friend under some sort of financial
pressure? Seek to have a soft
answer. If you feed back with grievous
and harsh words it only gets worse and the wrath of man does not work the
righteousness of God.
To be the wise women that the Lord
wants us to be we must understand the impact of our words and tone. Mouths of fools pour out foolishness. When our tongues pour out words rooted in
pride, anger or self-righteousness we are being foolish women. When we tell other people everything we know
we are not using knowledge aright. The
Lord would have us be women who take what we know and carefully use it for His
glory and to display His wisdom. The
words of a foolish woman are grievous and pour out with little or no
restraint. The tongue of the wise woman
is soft in tone and content. The tongue
of a wise woman uses knowledge correctly and is under the control of the Holy
Spirit. Lord, help us be women whose
mouths are under Your control and are tools used by You to direct our days and
conversations in the way everlasting.
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