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I’m Still Learning. When To Be Silent In 20 Situations

I found this somewhere and it made me think.

The Bible says;

1. Be silent In the heat of anger — (Prov 14:17)

2. Be silent When you don’t have all the facts — (Prov 18:13)

3. Be silent When you haven’t verified the story — (Deut 17:6)

4. Be silent If your words will offend a weaker person — (1 Cor 8:11)

5. Be silent When it is time to listen — (Prov 13:1)

6. Be silent When you are tempted to make light of holy things — (Eccl 5:2)

7. Be silent When you are tempted to joke about sin — (Prov 14:9)

8. Be silent If you would be ashamed of your words later — (Prov 8:8)

9. Be silent If your words would convey the wrong impression — (Prov 17:27)

10. Be silent If the issue is none of your business — (Prov 14:10)

11. Be silent When you are tempted to tell an outright lie — (Prov 4:24)

12. Be silent If your words will damage someone else’s reputation — (Pro 16:27)

13. Be silent If your words will damage a friendship — (Prov 16:28)

14. Be silent When you are feeling critical — (James 3:9)

15. Be silent If you can’t say it without screaming it — (Prov 25:28)

16. Be silent If your words will be a poor reflection of the Lord or your friends and family — (1 Pt 2:21-23)

17. Be silent If you may have to eat your words later — (Prov 18:21)

18. Be silent If you have already said it more than one time — (Prov 19:13)

19. Be silent When you are tempted to flatter a wicked person — (Prov 24:24)

20. Be silent When you are supposed to be working instead — (Prov 14:23)

“WHOEVER GUARDS HIS MOUTH AND TONGUE KEEPS HIS SOUL FROM TROUBLES”

(Prov 21:23).

May the grace of the Lord grant you & me understanding.

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