Pleasant Words Belong to the Pure, September 28

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. Proverbs 15:26.RRe 273.1

When Christ abides in the heart, there will be purity and refinement of thought and manner.—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 24.RRe 273.2

There will be manifest a growing distaste for careless manners, unseemly language, and coarse thought.—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 24.RRe 273.3

We should accustom ourselves to speak in pleasant tones, to use pure and correct language, and words that are kind and courteous. Sweet, kind words are as dew and gentle showers to the soul. The Scripture says of Christ that grace was poured into His lips, that He might “know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.” And the Lord bids us, “Let your speech be always with grace,” “that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”—Christ’s Object Lessons, 336.RRe 273.4

Kind, cheerful, and encouraging words will prove more effective than the most healing medicines. These will bring courage to the heart of the desponding and discouraged, and the happiness and sunshine brought ... by kind acts and encouraging words, will repay the effort tenfold.—Testimonies for the Church 1:306.RRe 273.5

Never allow censure to escape your lips, for it is like desolating hail to those around you. Let cheerful, happy, loving words fall from your lips.—Testimonies for the Church 1:704.RRe 273.6