The Nine Characteristics of Life-Giving Words

Life-giving words have at least these nine characteristics in the book of Proverbs. If you have your worship folder, I've given you an aid in there putting behind each verse which word I'm illustrating. One who breathes out lives is deceitful or better said treacherous. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable. It's not a word for morality. It's a word for favorable, delightful, desirable. Whoever gives an honest or straightforward answer kisses the lips.