30 Day Tongue Fast, the Slandering Tongue Day 9

Proverbs 10​

We are walking in today:  30 Day Tongue Fast, the Slandering Tongue Day 9

Teaching from the book:  30 Days to Taming Your Tongue by Deborah Smith Pegues

 Witness slander throughout the Bible:  H1681 dibbah spelled dalet, beit, hey --whispering, defamation, evil report, defamation, defaming, evil report, unfavourable saying

Proverbs 10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Torah:  Genesis 37:2, Numbers 13:32, 14:36, 14:37
Prophets:  Jeremiah 20:10; Ezekiel 36:3
Writings:  Psalm 31:13; Proverbs 25:10

Leviticus 19:16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.


Proverbs 10:18  He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth slander, is a fool.

Slanderers make malicious, false, or even true statements about others with the intent of damaging their reputation, character, or good name. Political campaigners are notorious for releasing slanderous statements to the media with the hope of disadvantaging their opponents. Rare is the candidate who runs a totally clean campaign these days. Some people are so insecure and easily threatened that they feel they must cast aspersions on the character of others whom they perceive as “the competition” in order to maintain their position. Such was the case of Diotrephes, plagued with insecurity, he feared that the disciple's visit would threaten his preeminence, so he refused to allow them to come. You can find many a Diotrephes in sacred and secular organizations.

Psalm 15:1-3 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

3 John 1:10 When I come, I will report some of the things he is doing and the wicked things he is saying about us. He not only refuses to welcome the traveling teachers, he also tells others not to help them. And when they do help, he puts them out of the church.

Jealousy, envy are doors opened for dishonor one can operate in if left unchecked and the person influenced by this slanderous tongue. We all fall short, but the good thing is that the Most High teaches us to recognize it and the opportunity to teshuva and be healed. 

Today's Affirmation: I 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.

Philippians 4:8

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Shema Selah let us pause and taste our words before releasing the into others hearing!!  Facebook LIVE video