Family First, Week 6 - Proverbs 16:23-24, 18:21 • May 28, 2023
Dr. Stephen Cannon
Part of Family First

Family First: Wisdom with our Words
Proverbs 16:23-24, 18:21

1. Our Words Have the Power to Destroy!

• Avoid Sinful Words (2:12, 4:24, 6:12, 8:13, 10:31-32, 16:28, 17:20, 19:1)

• Avoid Slanderous Words (6:17-19, 10:18, 11:9, 11:13, 16:28, 17:9, 18:8, 20:19, 26:20)

• Avoid Screaming Words (14:17 14:29, 15:1, 15:18, 16:32, 18:6, 19:19, 29:11, 29:22)

2. Our Words Have the Power to Make a Difference!

• Called to Be Sharing (10:11, 20, 21, 31-32)

• Called to be Supportive (15:1, 4, 23, 16:24, 25:11)

• Called to be Silent (10:19, 13:3, 17:27-28)

3. Our Words Always Declare the Current Condition of our Heart! (16:23, James 3:9-12, Luke 6:45, Matthew 12:34-37)