What Shall I Do With My Tongue? – Proverbs 18:21

1.   Tell the TRUTH

      a.   Proverbs 6:16-17

      b.   Proverbs 12:22

      c.   Ephesians 4:25

      d.   Matthew 15:18-19

      e.   Exaggeration = LYING

            i.   Not speaking here of hyperbole, an intended and obvious exaggeration (“Todd’s dessert plate was piled a mile high.”)

            ii.  Proverbs 24:28

            iii. Micah 6:12

            iv. Jeremiah 9:5

      f.   Revelation 21:8 – the end of ALL liars

2.   BUILD UP the Brethren

      a.   Romans 14:19

      b.   1 Thessalonians 5:11

      c.   Titus 2:1

      d.   Hebrews 3:13

      e.   Acts 20:32

      f.   Hindrances to edification:

            i.   Endless argumentation – 1 Timothy 1:4

            ii.  Worldliness – James 1:1-10

            iii. Lukewarmness – Revelation 3:14-22

3.   CONFESS Christ

      a.   Matthew 10:32-33 (cf John 9:22; 12:42)

      b.   Acts 24:14

      c.   Philippians 2:9-11

      d.   Titus 1:16 – this includes the way we LIVE

4.   GLORIFY God

      a.   Psalm 126:1-3

      b.   Romans 15:5-7

      c.   Hebrews 13:15

5.   Wield the WORD

      a.   2 Samuel 23:2

      b.   Isaiah 40:9

      c.   Proverbs 8:6-9

      d.   Proverbs 14:25

      e.   Ephesians 6:19-20