Today's Verse: Psalm 34:12-13

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
— Psalm 34:12-13

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech greatly impact the quality of life we enjoy. Nothing cuts short a vibrant life like evil speech and lies we tell. They set loose a force of deception and damage that we cannot control. This unleashed power not only damages those about whom and to whom we speak, but they eventually boomerang and come back and bring their deadly payload back into our own lives. Let's be people who speak what is right, good, wholesome, holy, true, and a blessing. (cf. Ephesians 4:20-5:12)

My Prayer...

Holy and Righteous God my Father, purify my heart and cleanse my words of all deceit, slander, vulgarity, wickedness, untruth, exaggeration, mean-spiritedness, distortion, guile, and words that wound. May the words of my mouth and the intentions of my heart be pleasing to you, O God. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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Keep Your Tongue from Evil
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Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:12-13 -- Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

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Illustration of Psalm 34:12-13 — Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

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About This Devotional

Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

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