Our Words/ lashon hara

[William H.]

 

Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a forward mouth.
Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man

Matthew 12:34 /KJV

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. *(Don't look over the fact that some decieve many with there speech, and some bless with the mouth but inwardly curse you) (Matt.10:26)

Matthew 15:18
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

_____Discernment_____

Matt.16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 

(Spiritual Discernment)
Matt.7:13-/20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

1 Corinthians 3:13
13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

 

We as Christians have the gift of Spiritual Discernment for a reason. Yet never is one to condemn another as to say they are hopeless of salvation that is'nt our job. We rather are called to share the good news (Gospel), the fact that salvation is open to whomsoever would.

Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

1 Corinthians 4:5
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Matthew 7
Judge not, that ye be not judged.


Luke 11:33 (King James Version)

33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

Romans 10:10
10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.


Words are spiritual!

Jeremiah 23:36
And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.

Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.Luke 4:4

Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate.

Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

 

Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

********You will be held accountable of your own Words**************

* Matthew 12:37
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 

* Luke 19:22 Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

(2 Sam.1:16)

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* Prov.17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

* Prov.18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Heathans like to be heard but don't like to listen.)

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*Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.Titus 2:8
Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Colossians 2:4
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

 

Proverbs 10:6/Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked./Proverbs 10:14/ Proverbs 11:9
(1 Samuel 2:3/Psalm 5:9/ Ps. 10:4-7/ Psalm 49:3/ Psalm 50:19/ Psalm 73:9/
Psalm 144:8/ Proverbs 14:3,Proverbs 15:2/
****Compare-*Proverbs 18:7*A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.&-*Proverbs 18:4-The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.



Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm 34:1
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalm 39:1
I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.Proverbs 6:2

Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Matthew 18:16/

God knows our hearts which is a major part of our relationship with him! Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Chrsit speaking:Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
**Colossians 3:8
Flesh man can not tame the tongue! We are to be a Spiritual people.James 3:7-12 Revelation 14:5

Ecclesiastes 5:5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Matthew 10:14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. (Jas.1:26)

 Matt.7:3-5

[William H.]

What are we told about the speech of Moses?
Exodus 3:11). “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am ~slow~ of speech and slow of tongue” (4:10). “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?” (6:30).
~ Kaw-bade’~ - figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid):--(so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.

Was it slow, was it so rich it needed to be simplified to be received, impeded, raw - lacking eloquence ???
Where does eloquence relate to sharing wisdom (truth)?
Brit chadashah
Acts 7:22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was ‘mighty in words’ and in deeds!
1 Cor.13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Humbleness: Takes a well disciplined vessel to receive a raw condemning truth. The lukewarm layman is more interested in being accepted Before they choose to have interest in receiving but sometimes acceptance comes through the receiving a raw truth. Moses came to a point that he presented the raw truth of a redline (respect) before The Nation could proceed and receive.

[William H.]

1 Sam 2 3Do not increasingly speak haughtily; Let not arrogance come out of your mouth, For the Lord is a God of thoughts, And to Him are deeds counted. .....
Do not increasingly speak haughtily: All those who are haughty when good fortune shines upon them. And according to the peshat, she is speaking for the benefit of Peninnah, who behaved haughtily toward her. According to the derash, however, we follow J’s translation.

arrogance: (Lit.) strong speech. Others explain it as an expression of falsehood, something which is removed from the truth, like ויעתק“and he moved from there to the mountain” (Gen. 12: 8. )We, therefore, render: Let not falsehood come out of your mouth.

For the Lord is a God of thoughts: He knows what is in your heart.

And to Him are deeds counted: All men’s deeds are counted before Him. Heb. ‘nithk’nu,’ an expression of number, like: and the number (tochen) of bricks shall you give (Ex. 5:18).
(Know of what you speak)

[His_Will]

Titus 1 

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:  11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

[William H.]

“However, if one is a heretic as defined by Jewish law,[45] it is considered commendable to speak negatively about him in order to assure others disassociate themselves from him.[46] Furthermore, if one sees that speaking negatively about someone will help to curtail the damage the subject is intending to bring about unfairly, doing so is permitted – perhaps required even.[47]”

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[William H.]

Jas.1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Jas.3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

Jas.3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

1 Pet.3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile

Ps.57:4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Ps.64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words

1 Cor.13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal
Rom.3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips

Is.54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD

Ps.34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile (39:1)

Jer.23:31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith

Ps.52:2 The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully

Proverbs 10:20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness

Proverbs 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief

Proverbs 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles

Ps.10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity

[William H.]

Lashon Hara (evil speech)

Often times those who gossip don't even take time to realize how much time and energy they waste doing so. Gossip doesn't uplift anyone spiritually. Those with the gift of discernment recognize gossip as being the works of the enemy.

Devil (Greek/ diabllo)- slanderer, accuser (G#1228)

Satan G#4567 the accuser, that is, the devil: - Satan.

(note: 1 Cor.5:5some people deserve to be left to accusations for some never start looking up until they hit rock bottom)

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night - Rev.12:10

The purpose of gossip is to break others down and doesn't stress forgiveness. Accusations done both behind someones back and before their face is known as Gossip (evil speach) or in the Hebrew: lashon hara.

"Speech is considered to be lashon hara if it says something negative about a person or party, is not previously known to the public, is not seriously intended to correct or improve a negative situation, and most importantly, is true.Statements that fit this description are considered to be lashon hara, regardless of the method of communication that is used, whether it is through face-to-face conversation, a written letter, telephone, or email." - Wiki

There are negative effects for spreading negatives of others and according to Torah is seen as a serious sin and total disrespect of civil laws.

Those who are a slave to this sin often use stereotypes, labels, propaganda, and ideologies to spread ignorance and hate (strife/division) towards not only individuals but people by the masses. Often times those fallen victims of these tactics of the enemy in return take up the same tactics. This happens when those who exsperiance such begin to label and stereotype their enemy and teach their congregation and kids such tactics based on this rather than individual fruits. A well known Overcomer of this is Martin Luther King Jr. with his "I have a dream" speach!

"I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."- Martin Luther King Jr.

 

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Whats the written WORD say on the subject?

* A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends / Proverbs 16:28

* Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers/ Eph.4:29

* Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice/ Eph.4:31

* Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge/ James 4:11

* Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife./ Proverbs 26:20-21 

* Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the LORD/ Lev.19:16 

________Futher documentation______1 Tim. 3:10,11/ Ps.101:5/ Proverbs 11:9,10,11,12,13/ Ps.34:13/ Ps.19:14/ Ex.20:16/ 1 Tim.5:12,13/ Rom.1:29-32/ (Proverbs 20:19 / Proverbs 18:7-8)/

 Proverbs 27:9/ Proverbs 31:8/ Matt.12:36/ Acts 15:32/ 1 Pet.2:1/

 1 Pet.3:10,16/ Ps.12:6/ Proverbs 22:11 

Don't support or enable gossip 2 Jn.1:11 

Other blog subjects encouraged:

Rebuke/ Our Words/.... Gossip (Gossip)

God is no respector of persons. He is the heart knower. Discernment is priceless! Anyone who feels they have to break someone else down to build themselves up have a serious problem 

2 Tim.2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Matt 5:22 shows speaks on lashon hara.

[William H.]

 

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[William H.]

Jas.4:11-12 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?