What do you think about people who always speak kindly, and who treat others with the respect of using kind and gracious words? Such people are rare, but we must surely admire and respect them.
Pleasant [gracious] words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. (Pro 16:24 NKJV, definition in brackets added)
A gentle response diverts anger, but a harsh statement incites fury. (Pro 15:1 ISV)
A man has joy in an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word! (Pro 15:23 NASB)
Wholesome speech is a tree of life, but dishonest talk breaks the spirit. (Pro 15:4 CEB)
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. (Pro 31:26 ESV, emphasis added)
As we can see from these Bible passages, kind and pleasant words bless all those who hear them as well as those who speak them. Good-humored, pleasing words and conversation can bring about unexpected benefits. Here are just some of them:
- Joy to the soul and good health for body, soul, and spirit (Pro 16:24)
- Turning anger away (Pro 15:1)
- Delight (Pro 15:23)
- Lengthens our lives and enriches them (Pro 15:4)
- Wisdom and kindness go hand-in-hand (Pro 31:26)
It is always a source of awe-inspired wonder to me that there is such a richness and depth to the teachings of the Word of God when we take time to study them and to understand them in their fullness.
May your life be enriched, lengthened, and blessed by the kind and pleasant words that you speak to others, and which other people speak to you. All glory to God!
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