Compass Point

‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue:  and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.’ —Proverbs 18:21 ‘Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.’ —Proverbs 16:24

‘He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. ‘Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:  and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.’ —Proverbs 17:27, 28

‘In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin:  but he that refraineth his lips is wise.’ —Proverbs 10:19 ‘Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.’ —Proverbs 21:23

‘And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.’ —Luke 5:20 ‘And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.’ —Luke 7:48

‘The Lord gave the word:  great was the company of those that published it.’ —Psalm 68:11

‘A soft answer turneth away wrath:  but grievous words stir up anger.’ —Proverbs 15:1

‘THINK: T – is it true? H – is it helpful? I – is it inspiring? N – is it necessary? K – is it kind?’ —Alan Redpath

‘The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.’ —Proverbs 11:13

‘He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.’ —Proverbs 17:9 ‘The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.’ —Proverbs 18:8

‘And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:  this is my body, which is broken for you:  this do in remembrance of me.’ —1 Corinthians 11:24 ‘Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.’ —Deuteronomy 6:12

‘Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt:  but I wholly followed the Lᴏʀᴅ my God.’ —Joshua 14:8

‘There is no panic in Heaven!  God has no problems, only plans.’ —Corrie ten Boom ‘Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.’ —Corrie ten Boom

‘Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.’ —Proverbs 30:6 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.’ —Proverbs 17:4

‘A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.’ —Proverbs 6:19 ‘Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lᴏʀᴅ God had made.  And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’ —Genesis 3:1

‘A fool uttereth all his mind:  but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.’ —Proverbs 29:11 ‘He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:  but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.’ —Proverbs 13:3

‘Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?  there is more hope of a fool than of him.’ —Proverbs 29:20

Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast, There by His love o’ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. Hark! ’tis the voice of angels, Borne in a song to me, Over the fields of glory, Over the jasper sea. Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast, There by His love o’ershaded, Sweetly my soul shall rest. Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe from corroding care, Safe from the world’s...

‘Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, ‘Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.’ —Luke 3:1, 2 ‘And many resorted...

‘And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass.  How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?’ —Judges 13:12

‘Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?  he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. ‘He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.’ —Micah 7:18, 19 ‘And their sins and iniquities will I rem...

‘O our God, wilt thou not judge them?  for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do:  but our eyes are upon thee. ‘… ‘Ye shall not need to fight in this battle:  set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lᴏʀᴅ with you, O Judah and Jerusalem:  fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them:  ...

‘Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.’ —2 Timothy 2:9

‘And he said, Blessed be the Lᴏʀᴅ God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren.’ —Genesis 24:27

‘Rest in the Lᴏʀᴅ, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.’ —Psalm 37:7

‘And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.’ —Luke 11:1