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Proverbs chapter 16 verse 24

gracious words are like a honeycomb

sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Oh, what a great word. Just to meditate on today and to pray that God would help us to apply today.

Gracious words are like a honeycomb.

Gracious words are like sweetness to the soul and like health to the body.

We see this all over God's word, the power of our words,

the potential in our words for blessing others, for encouraging others, for

building others up, the potential in our words for bringing sweetness to others,

health to others, and we can do so much with our words.

On that level or we could do the opposite, right?

Our words can tear down so quickly.

Our words can beat down, our words can harm, our words can hurt so quickly.

Like it's so easy to say something either in its content or in its tone, even the way we speak,

that leads to others harm, that leads to others harm that leads to others hurt is not good for others that is not

sweetness to the soul for others or health to the body for others. Just think about your words today in your home,

your work, in your neighborhood, apartment complex, wherever you live, as you're out running an errand at the store

you have such potential with your words today to be gracious and good for others and glorifying to God or to be hurtful or harsh or just unhelpful or missing out on opportunities to be helpful with our words.

So let's just pray.

God help us.

Help us to build up others with our words today.

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