Watch Your Words

Slide #1: Words have both the power to heal and to destroy.

Slide #2: Avoid thoughtless words - they can hurt.

Slide #3: Avoid sarcastic words - they can wound.

Slide #4: Avoid bitter words - they can scar.

Slide #5: Avoid hateful words -- they can kill.

Slide #6: If you are too upset to listen, don't say it.

Slide #7: If it can't be said with kindness, don't say it.

Slide #8: If you might regret what you are about to say, don't say it.

Slide #9: "A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered." Proverbs 17:27