Discussion Questions

Describe a time when your words got you in trouble.

Read Genesis 1, how many times does it use the phrase “God said” and what are the consequences of him speaking?

Read Proverbs 18:20–21, 12:18, 15:28, 25:18, and 11:9. What do you notice about what the wisdom literature has to say about our words?

Read James 3:5–10 and Matthew 12:34–37. How are our hearts and mouths connected? What do they have in common? What is the remedy according to the text?

How will you use this scripture in the next week?