{"id":7565,"date":"2023-03-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7565"},"modified":"2023-03-01T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:27:42","slug":"7565","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/7565\/","title":{"rendered":"Righteousness Stops Slander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7566\" width=\"351\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered.-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/With-his-mouth-the-godless-man-would-destroy-his-neighbor-but-by-knowledge-the-righteous-are-delivered..jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers+21%3A1-22%3A20&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Numbers 21:1-22:20<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+1%3A26-56&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Luke 1:26-56<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+57%3A1-11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 57:1-11<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+11%3A9-11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 11:9-11<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWith his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.\u201d Prov. 11:9<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Righteousness stops slander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fools gossip and spread lies about people, but Christ\u2019s followers stop slander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cDo not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.\u201d Ephesians 4:29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus never slandered anyone, neighbor or otherwise. Christ lifted people up with His words, showering them with grace and mercy. But those who don\u2019t follow God tear people down, destroying their self-esteem and relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words matter; when someone begins to gossip around you, stop the talk. &nbsp;&nbsp;Not only should we build people up with our language, but we shouldn\u2019t allow others to tear people down with theirs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk away when someone begins the gossip chain. Don\u2019t participate in negative talk about anyone. Use words wisely to enhance and encourage those around you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, forgive us for gossiping. Please help us choose our words carefully, using them to encourage and uplift those around us. In all things, let us honor and serve You well. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Numbers 21:1-22:20, Luke 1:26-56, Psalm 57:1-11, Proverbs 11:9-11 Daily Verse: \u201cWith his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.\u201d Prov. 11:9 Righteousness stops slander. Fools gossip and spread lies about people, but Christ\u2019s followers stop slander. \u201cDo not let any unwholesome talk&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/7565\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Righteousness Stops Slander<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7565"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7569,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7565\/revisions\/7569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}