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For Conversation

9/2/2013

 
"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:6

"Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips."

–Proverbs 4:24

"Reckless words pierce like a sword, but he tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment...The Lord detests lying lips but he delights in men who are truthful."

–Proverbs 18, 19, 22

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

–Ephesians 4:29

"An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up."

–Proverbs 12:25

"Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks."

–Matthew 12:34

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly...The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit."

–Proverbs 15:1, 2, 4

"A man finds joy in giving an apt reply - and how good is a timely word!"

–Proverbs 15:23

"A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."

–Proverbs 16:23-24

For Riches

9/2/2013

 
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine."
–Proverbs 3:9-10

"Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred."

–Proverbs 15:16-17

For Offense

9/2/2013

 
"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends."
–Proverbs 17:9

"An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel."
–Proverbs 18:19

For Health

9/2/2013

 
"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones."
–Proverbs 3:7-8

For Guilt

9/2/2013

 
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
–1 John 1:9

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:"

–2 Corinthians 5:17-18

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."

–1 John 1:7

"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

–I John 5:4

For Grace

9/2/2013

 
"Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord."
–Proverbs 8:33-35

"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."

–Psalm 5:12

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will bestows favor and honor; no good thing will he withhold from those whose walk is blameless."

–Psalm 84:11

"The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, he will bless those who fear the Lord - small and great alike."Psalm 115:12, 13"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

–Proverbs 16:3

"From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."

–John 1:16-17

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God."

–Romans 5:1-2

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."

–Ephesians 2:8-9

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

–2 Corinthians 12:9

For Gossip

9/2/2013

 
"A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret."
–Proverbs 11:13

"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts."

–Proverbs 18:8

For Fear

9/2/2013

 
"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?"
–Psalm 27:1

"When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared."

–Proverbs 3:24-26

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand...For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."

–Isaiah 41:10 & 13

"When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared."

–Proverbs 3:24-26

"Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated..."

–Isaiah 54:4

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."

–2 Timothy 1:7

"So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?''

–Hebrews 13:6

For Direction

9/2/2013

 
"Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil."

–Proverbs 4:25-27

"For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure."

–Proverbs 11:14

"The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice. A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult."
–Proverbs 12:15-16

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."
–Proverbs 14:12

"There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."
–Proverbs 16:25

"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."
–Proverbs 14:1

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm."
–Proverbs 13:20

"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
–John 14:6

"When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him."
–Proverbs 16:7

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."
–Proverbs 16:9

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."
–Proverbs 15:22

"When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble...Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way...The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble."

–Proverbs 4:12, 14-15, 18-19

For Confidence

9/2/2013

 
"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
–Philippians 1:6

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
–Philippians 4:13

"This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."

–I John 5:14

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

–Romans 8:37
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