30 Days to Taming Your Tongue Quotes

“The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. PROVERBS 12:22”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“refuse to be a slanderer. I will use Philippians 4:8 as my conversation sifter. Therefore, whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy about someone, I comment only on these things.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“The LORD Almighty has spoken—who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him? (ISAIAH 14:27 NLT).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman (PSALM 15:1-3).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“To hide hatred is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool. PROVERBS 10:18 NLT”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Because I am in right standing with God, He surrounds me with favor. Therefore, I have no need to manipulate anyone for personal gain or advantage.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“One day during an event in which the Philistines were making sport of him, he stood between two temple pillars, prayed for one last infusion of supernatural strength, and literally brought the house down (see JUDGES 16). The collapsing structure killed him and more than 3000 spectators and government officials. This was the tragic end of a strong man who was weakened by a manipulative woman. Manipulation can destroy not only a relationship but also a person’s life.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“Then Delilah pouted, “How can you say you love me when you don’t confide in me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!” JUDGES 16:15 NLT”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter any man; for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away” (JOB 32:21-22).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips…” (PSALM 12:3 KJV). Is flattery worth being cut off from the blessings of God?”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“These people…flatter others to get favors in return. JUDE 1:16 NLT”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse” (PROVERBS 8:7-8).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue” (PSALM 120:2 KJV).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“Engaging in deceitfulness is a slap in God’s face and has dire consequences. When we make a choice not to trust Him to handle a situation, we, in essence, decide He is a liar and will renege on His promise to meet every need. We then proceed to make our own way by any means necessary—even being deceptive. In doing so we forfeit the good life God had planned for us.”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships

“Peter warns us, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech” (1 PETER 3:10).”
― Deborah Smith Pegues, 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue: What You Say (and Don't Say) Will Improve Your Relationships