Matthew 12:36-37

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Matthew 12:36-37

³⁶But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

³⁷For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

— Matthew 12:36-37

(BSB)

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Words and the Internet

Article by Bill Sherrill

How long will what you have written actually live? Our language and speech lives on long after we do, and the Internet is a reminder of just how far and wide such things can go.

A Prayer for My Words

Article by Tom Norvell

What's going to come out of our mouths next? Tom Norvell reminds us to guard our words by praying for speech coming out of Psalm 143

Delayed Truth

Article by Phil Ware

Have you learned this important spiritual skill? We need to learn that there is a time to be silent.

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