Showing posts with label zwijgen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zwijgen. Show all posts

Monday 16 November 2009

Think before you speak


“Speaking is silver, but silence is gold.”
- General saying

"When I want to speak let me think first. Is it true?
Is it kind? Is it necessary? If not let it be unsaid."
- Maltbie D. Babcock

”He who permits himself to tell a lie once,
finds it much easier to do it a second and third time,
till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it,
and truths without the world's believing him.
  This falsehood of the tongue leads”
-- Thomas Jefferson

"Finally, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -
think about such things."
Philippians 4:8

God, let my eyes always be focused on the right things.
Let me
be of good behaviour among the Gentiles
and always speak the truth, in a peaceful and loving manner.

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Eerst denken dan praten
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2013 update:
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale: (1805) [c...
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale: (1805) [cropped] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Eerst denken dan praten


“Spreken is zilver, maar zwijgen is goud.”
- Algemeen gezegde

"Als ik wil spreken, laat me eerst denken. Is het waar?
Is het vriendelijk? Is het nodig? Zo niet laat het ongezegd blijven."
- Maltbie D. Babcock

"Iemand die zichzelf toestaat eenmaal te liegen,
vindt het de tweede en derde keer veel makkelijker,
totdat het mettertijd een gewoonte is geworden.
Hij of zij verteld leugens zonder erover na te denken
en waarheden zonder dat de wereld hem geloofd."
- Thomas Jefferson

"Ten slotte, wat is waar, alles wat edel is,
alles wat rechtvaardig is, alles wat zuiver is,
alles wat lieflijk is, alles wat bewonderenswaardig is --
als er iets uitstekend is of prijzenswaardig --
denk over zulke dingen. "
Filippenzen 4:8

God, laat mijn ogen steeds gericht zijn op de juiste dingen.
Laat mij onder de heidenen steeds een voorbeeldig leven leiden
en de waarheid vertellen, op een vredige en liefdevolle wijze.


Engelse versie / English version > Think before you speak

Saturday 21 March 2009

Free to be quiet




by Bob Gass
He opened not His mouth.
Sometimes it's wise to wait, to say, "I don't have the answer right now but I'll think about it, pray, and get back to you." Your need to rescue someone, or impress them and make points, will come back to bite you. The Bible says, "A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly" (Proverbs 12:23 NIV). Allow wisdom to determine your response, not ego!
When people are anxious for answers they'll pressure you into speaking before you have all the facts or have taken time to pray and consider the situation. If you ask Him, God will tell you what to say and when to say it. His promise is: "I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand" (Isaiah 51:16 NIV). Ego says, "Don't just stand there, say something." Wisdom says, "Don't just say something, stand there!" Quietly ask God for insight. One insight from Him can settle things in a hurry. Someone else's need to know shouldn't determine your need to speak.
When Jesus stood before Pilate in judgment He said, "Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matthew 26:53 NIV). Yet the Bible says, "He opened not His mouth" (Isaiah 53:7 NKJV). When He was brought before Pilate, Jesus just stood there and said nothing. That's because He was not on trial, Pilate was. Jesus knew His destiny and, most importantly, He knew His Father intimately. And when you know God you can face anything with confidence - and be free to be quiet. What a wonderful place to be!

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