DONT OPEN YOUR MOUTH:
1. In the heat of anger.
Proverbs 14:17
2. When you don't have all the facts. Proverbs 18:13
3. When you haven't verified the story. Deut. 17:6
4. If your words will offend a weaker brother. 1 Cor. 8:11
5. If your words will be a poor reflection of the the Lord or your friends and family. Peter 2: 21-23
6. When you are tempted to joke about sin. Proverbs 14:9
7. When you would be ashamed of your words later. Proverbs 8:8
8. When you are tempted to make lights of holy things. Ecclesiastes 5:2
9. If your words would convey a wrong impression.
Proverbs 17:27
10. If the issue is none of your business. Prov. 14:10
11. When you are tempted to tell an outright lie. Prov. 4:24
12. If your words will damage someone's reputation. Prov. 16:27
13. If your words will destroy a friendship. Prov. 25:28
14. If you are feeling critical. James 3:9
15. If you can't speak without yelling. Prov. 25:28
16. When it is time to listen. Proverbs 13:1
17. If you may have to eat your words later. Prov. 18:21
18. If you have already said it more than one time (then it becomes nagging)
Prov. 19:13
19. When you are tempted to flatter a wicked person. Proverbs 24:24
20. When you are supposed to be working instead. Proverbs 14:23
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from trouble.
3.12.17
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