Six Types of Tongues - Introduction

I thought that it would be interesting to discuss this subject. We as women know that our mouths (tongues) can get us into serious trouble. I would like for us to look at the Scriptures and see what God's Word has to say about it these next few days. Maybe it will be a help and blessing to someone. I know as I looked into it myself it helped me.


Introduction

Proverbs 21:23:"Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his
soul from troubles."

In this short text, while apparently simple and self-explanatory, is full of rich truths that can change our lives and our relationships with others if we will only heed and obey it. How often do we get ourselves into trouble because we fail to guard our speech? Or how many times have we felt anguish and despair over words we have uttered that we could not take back?

While we are not able to erase the things that we said in the past, we certainly can purpose to guard our tongues so that anything we utter from this day forward will not inflict any unnecessary pain on another or bring additional trouble upon our own souls.

To "keep" our tongue means to guard our speech and, in effect, to guard our hearts as well, for Jesus said, "those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; adn they defile the man" (Matt. 15:18).

James wrote that although the tongue is a "little member" within our bodies, it is capable of inflicting much pain (James 3:3-10). God's Word describes six types of tongues that can reside within the mouth of the believer: a backbiting tongue (Prov. 25:23), a deceitful or lying tongue (Psa. 109:2, 120:2), a froward tongue (Prov. 10:31), a naughty tongue (Prov. 17:4), a perverse tongue (Prov. 17:20), and a wholesome tongue (Prov. 15:4).

Our goal as believers in Christ is to refrain from allowing any tongue other than a wholesome tongue to reign in our bodies. If we desire to honour God in our lives and if we hope to flee unnecessary troubles and maintain a proper testimony before others, then we will guard our tongues and be sure that our speech is in accordance with His will.

Just a little food to get you thinking.

Until tomorrow,
Country Mama