What other scriptures emphasize the importance of clear communication and understanding?

Job 33:32 – Speak So Others Can Hear

“ ‘If you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.’ ”

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Verses That Call for Clear, Understandable Words

• 1 Corinthians 14:8-9 — intelligible speech instead of “speaking into the air.”

• 1 Corinthians 14:19 — five coherent words are better than ten thousand unclear ones.

• Matthew 5:37 — a simple “Yes” or “No” keeps conversation honest and clear.

• Proverbs 25:11 — “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”

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Scriptures That Put Listening Before Talking

• James 1:19 — quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

• Proverbs 18:13 — answering before hearing is “folly and disgrace.”

• Ecclesiastes 5:2 — don’t be hasty with words, especially before God.

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Passages Urging Speech That Builds Up

• Ephesians 4:29 — words that give grace to those who hear.

• Colossians 4:6 — speech “always gracious, seasoned with salt.”

• Proverbs 12:18 — rash words pierce, but wise tongues heal.

• Proverbs 15:2 — the wise make knowledge attractive.

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Texts Calling Us to Seek Understanding

• Proverbs 4:7 — “Wisdom is supreme… gain understanding.”

• Psalm 119:130 — God’s Word “imparts understanding to the simple.”

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Why Clarity Matters

• It reflects a wise heart (Proverbs 16:23).

• It avoids needless conflict (Proverbs 15:1).

• It keeps the gospel from being muddled (1 Corinthians 9:16).