S4: 157 Proverbs 12-16
Join The Journey
Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX
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🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Why do our words matter so much? How do our word effect those who hear those words? In today's episode, Emma Dotter talks about Proverbs 12 and shows us the contrasts between the words of the righteous and the words of the wicked. Emma challenges us to be followers of Christ who reflect his character through our words through 3 principles found in Proverbs 12.
Additional References: Exodus 20; Matthew 12:34; Ephesians 4:29; James 3; Ephesians 4:15; James 1:19
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. |
| 0:08.2 | Thanks for joining. Today, we're reading Proverbs 12 through 16, but we're going to be focusing on exploring Proverbs 12, a chapter full of profound insight about our words. |
| 0:19.9 | As believers, what we say matters deeply because |
| 0:23.0 | speech reveals the heart, reflects our dependence on Christ, and we can either build up or destroy. |
| 0:30.0 | And I think this is a principle that we all know well. All of us, I think, can reflect on our |
| 0:35.3 | lives and recall something that was said to us that hurt |
| 0:38.3 | our feelings. I can think back about something a peer said to me in high school that really |
| 0:43.8 | hurt my feelings. Perhaps you remember something another kid said when you were growing up, |
| 0:48.9 | something someone you dated said to you, the unkind words of a coworker, boss, or even college professor. Although we like to |
| 0:56.3 | teach kids, sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. The reality is |
| 1:01.8 | words can stick, and they do hurt. Now, at the same time, I bet most of us can recall a moment |
| 1:09.6 | in which someone shared a word of encouragement that really stuck in a great way. Hopefully most of us can recall a moment in which someone shared a word of encouragement |
| 1:11.9 | that really stuck in a great way. Hopefully all of us can do that. Maybe someone we looked up to |
| 1:17.3 | spoke into our lives in a way that deeply touched or encouraged our hearts. I can recall being |
| 1:22.5 | two years out of college, I just started exploring my desires and passions to write Bible study curriculum, |
| 1:28.5 | and I shared the first study I'd ever written with an elderly, faithful woman in my church |
| 1:35.7 | named Kathy Gage. And her response was deeply encouraging. She was so genuine and kind, and I knew |
| 1:43.8 | she believed not just in me, but in the |
| 1:46.1 | work God was doing and would continue to do in and through me. And even though it's been quite a few |
| 1:52.0 | years since that conversation, I still remember what she said, and it makes me smile just thinking |
| 1:57.1 | about it. I remember the words of the mean girl in high school, and I remember the |
| 2:03.2 | kind, encouraging words of Kathy in my early young adult years. Proverbs 12 contrasts the speech of the |
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