Real World Situations
Speech and the Tongue
Gossip, lying, slander, complaining, encouragement, wise and guarded speech. Every situation below is answered from the King James Bible only.
71 situations in this domain
Situations
- A soft answer that turns away wrath
- Answering a fool according to his folly
- Apologizing sincerely with your words
- Arguing, quarreling and word-fights
- Avoiding gossip
- Backbiting and speaking behind someone's back
- Bearing false witness and lying to hurt someone
- Being pressured to lie for someone else
- Being slandered and having your name dragged through the mud
- Being the first to speak and stirring up a fight
- Blessing those who curse you
- Boasting and bragging about yourself
- Choosing wise, seasoned speech that draws people
- Choosing words that build others up
- Complaining about your circumstances out loud
- Complaining and murmuring
- Complimenting and affirming someone sincerely
- Confessing your sins out loud
- Correcting someone privately instead of exposing them
- Cursing people made in God's image
- Cutting a conversation off before it turns to gossip
- Deceiving with your mouth while your heart is far off
- Encouraging others with words
- Exaggerating and stretching the truth
- Flattery and insincere compliments
- Giving a gentle, respectful answer to critics
- Giving wise counsel and instruction with words
- Grumbling and murmuring against leaders
- Guarding what you say on social media
- Guarding your speech among unbelievers as a witness
- Guarding your tongue
- Holding your tongue in anger
- Idle words and careless talk
- Interrupting and not letting others finish
- Keeping a confidence someone trusted you with
- Keeping silent when you have nothing helpful to say
- Keeping your word once you have given it
- Knowing when to be silent
- Learning to be quick to hear and slow to speak
- Making excuses instead of telling the truth
- Mocking, scoffing and making fun of people
- Nagging and constant faultfinding
- Praising God with your lips
- Rash promises you cannot keep
- Reckless and hasty words spoken too fast
- Refusing to repeat a rumor you cannot verify
- Sarcasm and biting humor that stings
- Speaking a private prayer that no one else hears
- Speaking a timely word to the weary
- Speaking blessing over your children
- Speaking discreetly and not oversharing
- Speaking encouragement to someone ready to quit
- Speaking gently to correct a child
- Speaking honestly in business dealings
- Speaking peaceably and pursuing reconciliation
- Speaking the truth in love
- Speaking truth even when it costs you
- Speaking up for the voiceless
- Speaking up to warn someone in danger
- Speaking well of others in their absence
- Speaking words of comfort to the grieving
- Standing up and confessing your faith with your mouth
- Swearing and coarse, filthy language
- Talking too much and talking over people
- The sin of lying
- Threatening and intimidating people with your words
- Verbal abuse and demeaning someone with words
- Whispering and sowing discord between friends
- Words spoken in secret that come to light
- Words that heal a broken relationship
- Words that wound and cut deep