Say words that are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones

“Say words that are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones”

(My church AWANA clubbers (two T&T Book2 boys - Mr. N & W) make me ponder on this when they playfully "rapped rhythm" to Bible verse Proverbs 16:24... Who said we can’t have fellowship with children!)

We should say words that build each other up, and avoid the habit of being attitude & verbally abusive. One cause of attitude & verbal abuse is that the abuser is lack of security, and they feel that they need to be superior to others by saying oppressive words to enforce lower ranking to others. Another cause of attitude & verbal abuse is that the abuser her/himself is lack of humility, always finding himself/herself more righteous than others.

For example, before commenting on things, stop for 10 sec, re-think about the wordings, and ensure the message (both bodily and verbal) is POSITIVE, helpful, benefit to listeners, enhance relationship, and minimize resentment and negative wordings. One should practice having it as a habit.

We have to be careful with our words, as they are...

Deadly poison and restless evil comes from our tongues:

"All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."
- James 3:7-8

Pleasant words perform healing:

"Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
- Proverbs 16:24