Ps 19:14  Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

One of the continual battles of the Christian life is to control our words. Our desire should be that our words are “acceptable” in God’s sight, yet it can be difficult to do that.

One of the things that should distinguish us from the unsaved world is our use of language. We ought to be known for using decent language. We should stand out because we don’t use foul language. Our words may not be grammatically correct, but they ought at least to be morally correct.

We ought to have a strong conviction about using proper language and avoiding sinful language. We ought not compromise on our use of language.

The Bible has a lot to say about speech. The Psalms mention it, Proverbs has a lot of advice regarding our words, Jesus said a few things about speech and language, and several of the NT books refer to it. So we’ll be looking at many passages that deal with this topic.

Maybe you struggle to control your language. I.e. vulgarity, insults, critical, complaining. If so, perhaps you need to firm up your commitment to proper words.

Let’s consider some biblical convictions we should have about our words and language.