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Different Kinds of Tongues

Proverbs 21:23, "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from

troubles." The greatest problem some folks have is taming the tongue. I read one

about a hurh in !ed loud, #ebraska, $hih listed the sermon topi as "%ossip."

!ight after that on the program $as the song, "I &ove To Tell The 'tor(." There are

a lot of people $ho love to tell some stor(, $hether it is true or even if it us untrue.

'ome folks )ust do not kno$ ho$ to ontrol their tongue. * sign of (our spiritualit(

is (our abilit( to use the tongue in the right $a(. * loose tongue indiates a lo$

plane of spiritual living. What kind of tongues does the +ible speak about.

I. A Flattering Tongue. 'ee Prov.23:2. There is nothing $rong $ith pa(ing a

person a genuine ompliment, and $e should do so. -n the other hand, flatter( is afalse praise. It is given for the purpose of gaining favor or influene to aomplish

some purpose. latter( is a tool to use someone for (our o$n purposes or aims.

II. A Fault-Finding Tongue. ompare /ob 32:101. /obs so alled friends

onstantl( found fault $ith him. /ob had lost part of his famil(, his possessions,

and even his health. Instead of tearing him do$n, he needed friends $ho $ould

seek to lift him up and enourage him. Instead, lipha4 the Temanite, +ildad the

'huhite, and 5ophar the #aamathite proved to be a thorn in /obs flesh. If a person

had friends like /ob had $ho $ould need an( enemies.

III. A Forward Tongue. 'ee Prov.10:31. "or$ard" has the idea of not (ielding or

ompl(ing. It has the idea of something that is rooked and has no desire to

straighten out. -ur tongues ought to be straight in $hat $e sa( onerning things

$e hear and people $e are around.

IV. A Factional Tongue. 'ee Prov. 6:17. There are those $ho $ith their tongues

bring about dissension, li8ues and groups $ithin a larger group. ational tongues

should not be enouraged b( othersrather, the( should be disouraged and

rebuked.

V. A Faithful Tongue. !ead Prov.19:1.The faithful tongue is motivated and moved b( faith

at $ork in the heart. The +ible sa(s that a faithful $itness $ill not lie. The right kind of

tongue $ill not spread a lie or speak a lie. -ne $ho uses his tongue to speak $ell of %ods

hurh and %od ;s men is blessed b( the &ord.

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