I am currently reading “The Language of Love and Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. This prompted me to look at what the Bible had to say about communicating with others. Below is a just a small sampling of what the Bible has to say:
1) Communicate with love toward others in your words and deeds.
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing one another in love.” ~Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
2) Let your communication with others be pleasant and healing.
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” ~Proverbs 16:24 (NIV)
3) As Covey says: “Seek first to understand, and then to be understood.”
“He that answers before listening – that is his folly and his shame” ~Proverbs 18:13 (NIV)
4) Be wise in your communication; don’t have the heart of a fool.
“The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools” ~Proverbs 15:7 (NIV)
5) Carefully weigh you answers; don’t respond in an angry manner intended to do harm.
“The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. ~Proverbs 15:28 (NIV)
Thanks for the post.
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs’ “Love and Respect” conference was life changing. I’ll have to get my hands on that book.
In the age of blogs and Twitter, I’ve been thinking a lot about communication in the professional world. Your post is a great primer.
Collier, Thank you for your comment and Tweet recommending my blog. It has been a pleasure to communicate with you and get to know you through Twitter.