2 Thessalonians 3:11 (NKJV) 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. Busybodies are looked down upon in God’s word. They are never looked at favorably under any circumstances. It’s very clear that we are not to spend our time … Read more
1 Timothy 5:13 (NKJV) 13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. Timothy exposes gossip for what it is… saying things we should not be saying. According to the Webster Dictionary, a gossiper is someone who … Read more
(Eph 4:29 NKJV) Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Gossip. Sarcasm. Cynicism. Negativity. Doubt. And other things similar. Are we falling into letting these types of things come out of our mouths on a regular basis? God … Read more
(Prov 13:3 NKJV) He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. Here’s a good one for the weekend! Sometimes our mouths are our worst enemies! We try to point the finger at others when we hear them talking, but most times we fail to hear … Read more
(Mat 15:18-19 NKJV) “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. {19} “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. In its original context, this verse goes on to explain that eating with unwashed hands does not defile … Read more
(Titus 3:9 KJV) But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. When we find ourselves getting caught up in things that we know are not going to be fruitful, we need to turn away, change the subject or just simply let people know we’d … Read more