Your Words Can Wound Others or Heal Them.

Our words should be like a silver box with a bow on top

“Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.” – Prov 12:18

I wrote the above 2 lines on my Facebook profile, here is a comment I got back from a friend: Define “thoughtless words” & “wisely spoken words” it depends on how someone recieves the information or whether they are actually listening. It is all perception after all.

Here is my response:

I think every single human being knows in their heart when they are speaking thoughtless words or wise words to another – its not perception, you know it in your spirit. If you don’t know then pray to God for wisdom! There is so much BS piled up these days about “its not good or evil, it just is” or “its just their perception.” Its time to get real and stop blaming others and shovel away the BS we have piled around our lives to protect us from truth!

The King James version of the bible writes it this way – “There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” The word piercing (thoughtless) is translated from the Hebrew word “madqârâh” which is a wound. So thoughtless words are words you say to another which cut or hurt them … no perception it that!!

Wise comes from the Hebrew word “châkâm” which is translated wise, wise hearted, to teach wisdom. So ‘wisely spoken words’ are what we say to another which will build them up, imparts wisdom to them.

A child translated it this way: “Don’t say bad words to others which will tear them down, but let every word that comes out of your mouth be like building blocks to each other. Our words should be like little silver boxes with a bow on top!” (Read ‘Silver Boxes’ by Florence Littauer)

Of course some will want to argue, mainly because they have the attitude that if something needs to be said then say it, regardless of how it affects others.  I challenge them to get wisdom.  What I have written above is taken from the Book of Proverbs, written by the wisest and richest man ever to live – the only trillionaire we know of in history!  Solomon said “Wisdom is the principle thing, above all else get wisdom!”