{"id":56089,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m234\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:52","slug":"m234","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m234\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridling the tongue in wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b234'>James 3:1 ~ 3:18<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>17-18. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, forbearing, compliant, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, without hypocrisy.\r\nAnd the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Bridling the tongue in wisdom<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>\u201cBridling the tongue\u201d is a main characteristic of mature believers. When believers are filled with the wisdom from above, spontaneously the fruit of righteousness would be produced. \u201cFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.\u201d (Matthew 12:34) Jesus taught the disciples the same thing.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong> Why does it say \u201cthe fruit of righteousness\u201d, instead of \u201cbehavior of righteousness\u201d?<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Lord, grant me \u201cthe wisdom from above,\u201d that I may &#8220;set my mind on the things which are above.&#8221;(Colossians 3:2)<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.witness-lee-hymns.org\/hymns\/H0542.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">542 O the riches of my Savior<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56089-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0542.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0542.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0542.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_56089\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"56089\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1aJames 3:1 ~ 3:18 Key Verse\uff1a17-18. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, forbearing, compliant, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. Topic\uff1aBridling the tongue in wisdom Emphasis\uff1a\u201cBridling the tongue\u201d is a main characteristic of mature believers. When believers are filled with the wisdom from above, spontaneously the fruit of righteousness would be produced. \u201cFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.\u201d (Matthew 12:34) Jesus taught the disciples the same thing. Meditate\uff1a Why does it say \u201cthe fruit of righteousness\u201d, instead of \u201cbehavior of righteousness\u201d? 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