Manage Your Mouth

““Managing your Managing your Mouth”Mouth”


If you are a typical If you are a typical business person, you business person, you average on 30 average on 30 conversations a day.conversations a day.

You will spend one-fifth You will spend one-fifth of your life talking.of your life talking.

You will speak enough You will speak enough words in one year to fill words in one year to fill 66 books, each 800 66 books, each 800 pages long!pages long!


While a man may have used up While a man may have used up his daily allotment of his daily allotment of 20,000words at work, his wife still 20,000words at work, his wife still has a 5,000 word supply! has a 5,000 word supply!

The average man speaks 20,000 The average man speaks 20,000 words a day, the average woman words a day, the average woman 25,000. Maybe this explains why 25,000. Maybe this explains why some husbands have nothing to some husbands have nothing to say when they got home at night say when they got home at night while their wives are eager to while their wives are eager to converse.converse.

We are a world of talkers.We are a world of talkers.

““Managing your Mouth”Managing your Mouth”

The problem is this; The problem is this; The more you talk, The more you talk, the greater the odds the greater the odds that your mouth will that your mouth will get you in to trouble!get you in to trouble!

Talk is everywhere. Talk is everywhere. We have talk radio We have talk radio

programs, talk TV programs, talk TV shows, car phones shows, car phones and telephones on and telephones on every corner. every corner.

Here are 4 four simple suggestions for “Mouth Management” from the Bible.Here are 4 four simple suggestions for “Mouth Management” from the Bible.

1.1. Think before you SpeakThink before you Speak Pause and put your mind in Pause and put your mind in gear before opening your mouth.gear before opening your mouth.

Proverbs 16:23Proverbs 16:23 From a wise mind comes wise speech; From a wise mind comes wise speech;

the words of the wise are persuasive.the words of the wise are persuasive.

WiseWise (adjective) (adjective)

1. Knowing much more from experience1. Knowing much more from experience - Able to make sensible decisions and - Able to make sensible decisions and

judgments on the basis of knowledge and judgments on the basis of knowledge and experienceexperience

2. Sensible-showing good sense or judgment2. Sensible-showing good sense or judgment

3. Learned-knowledgeable about many subjects3. Learned-knowledgeable about many subjects

Proverbs 18:20 Proverbs 18:20

- Words satisfy the soul as food satisfy - Words satisfy the soul as food satisfy the stomach; the right words on a the stomach; the right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction.person’s lips bring satisfaction.

We often hold back the truth We often hold back the truth to avoid conflict. We don’t to avoid conflict. We don’t want to rock the boat, but want to rock the boat, but eventually silence make eventually silence make things worse. Dishonesty things worse. Dishonesty destroys relationships - destroys relationships - but a real friend will level but a real friend will level with you.with you.

2. Always speak the Truth2. Always speak the Truth

Proverbs 25:26Proverbs 25:26 If the Godly If the Godly

compromise with the compromise with the wicked, it is like wicked, it is like polluting a fountain or polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.muddying a spring.

Proverbs 12:25bProverbs 12:25b

Worry weighs a person Worry weighs a person down, down, an encouraging an encouraging word cheers up a person.word cheers up a person.

3. Speak the Truth with Love3. Speak the Truth with Love

Proverbs 12:18Proverbs 12:18 Some people make cutting Some people make cutting

remarks, but the words of remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.the wise bring healing.

Never use truth as a club Never use truth as a club to batter people.to batter people.

ExampleExample..At the At the market market place. place.

Can youCan you control your control your mouth.mouth.

We can’t We can’t control control our our mouth mouth even we even we keep on keep on brushingbrushing..

What if What if we we cover cover it with it with an an apple?apple?

To Finally To Finally

control our control our

Mouth is Mouth is

to…to…

4. Ask God for help in 4. Ask God for help in

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Psalm 141:3 Psalm 141:3

Take control of what Take control of what I say, O Lord, I say, O Lord, and and keep my lips keep my lips sealedsealed..

(& guard my lips).(& guard my lips).

Psalm 141:3Psalm 141:3

Take control of what I say, O Lord, Take control of what I say, O Lord, and keep my lips sealedand keep my lips sealed..

(& guard my lips).(& guard my lips).

Four (4) principles on How to “Manage your Four (4) principles on How to “Manage your Mouth”.Mouth”.

3. 3. SS peak the Truth with Love peak the Truth with Love

4. 4. AA sk God for help in Managing your Mouth sk God for help in Managing your Mouth

1. 1. TT hink before you Speak hink before you Speak

2. 2. AA lways speak the Truth lways speak the Truth

Thank you for Thank you for Listening.Listening.

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