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Day 26. Sweet words
Verse (King James Version)
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 (KJV)
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Words are everywhere: messages, comments, jokes. They matter more than we think. This proverb says that kind speech is good for the person who hears it. It is hard to be sincere in a world full of sarcasm, but sincerity is memorable.
Talk about it
Do your words, spoken and typed, build people up?
Try this
Send one sincere, specific encouragement to someone today.
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