Character & Integrity
💬 Using Kind Words
Let your words build up. Pleasant words are like honey. You can stop a joke that hurts.
Build up
“Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Ephesians 4:29 · World English Bible
Sweet
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
Proverbs 16:24 · World English Bible
Gracious
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
Colossians 4:6 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Ephesians 4:29
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Letnocorruptspeechoutofmouth,butonlywhatisgoodforbuildingothersupastheneedmaybe,thatitmaygivetothosewhohear.
Pray together
Dear God, watch my mouth. Help every word I say today build someone up. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Give one specific compliment to someone in your house before bed.
Parent tip
Catch kind words out loud so they are rehearsed as much as the corrections.