Gracious Speech

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

GRACIOUS SPEECH

Prov 16:21

21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.  

NIV

Surely we are not seeing about the wisdom of the world being elevated, but rather the wisdom of God. Those who have divine wisdom such as Solomon received are the people who will have a good reputation of being discerning concerning the things of God. One cannot preach the wrongs of others, that is the wrongs of the church, the aliments that beseech the human race with condemnation. Although it may be true that a particular person might think themselves to be wise, but may only be intelligent and does not have the divine wisdom needed to be called discerning. Intelligence cannot be confused with wisdom and nor can many high words can be confused with pleasant words that promote people to learn about the things and ways of God. Only fools think more highly of themselves than they should and the instruction given by them does not promote instruction as it usually promotes themselves instead. We need to be careful as to how we approach life with others, making sure we seek the wisdom of God, not men and when we speak we do so with kindness and compassion toward our listeners, having that sense of responsibility that will promote their learning truth in the greatest sense. Words that cannot be comprehended are meaningless, words that confuse or confound are dangerous, but words that are pleasant bring growth. Let us seek wisdom and gracious speech.