{"id":1225,"date":"2026-02-07T00:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:17:17","slug":"day-7-conversation-heart-gentle-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/day-7-conversation-heart-gentle-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7\u2014Conversation Heart–Gentle Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOUTH MEDICINE:<\/u><\/strong>
\nA gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit.<\/em> Proverbs 15:4.<\/p>\n

TONGUE TALK:
\n<\/u><\/strong>A gentle tongue is generous, kind and patient.
\nA gentle tongue soothes and heals and builds up.<\/p>\n


\n<\/u><\/strong>HEART HELP:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDear Lord,
\ntoday I pray that my tongue will be gentle and speak only soothing, healing words.
\nI pray for a gentle tongue that is patient and only speaks kindness.
\nI want my tongue to become a tree of life to those around me.<\/p>\n

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY:<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u>Do not let your adornment be merely outward–arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel–<\/em>
\nrather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.\u00a0<\/em> 1 Peter 3:3-4.<\/p>\n

\u00a9SGLY Ministry.
\nSmile God Loves You Org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOUTH MEDICINE: A gentle tongue [with its healing power] is a tree of life, but willful contrariness in it breaks down the spirit. Proverbs 15:4. TONGUE TALK: A gentle tongue is generous, kind and patient. A gentle tongue soothes and heals and builds up. HEART HELP:\u00a0\u00a0 Dear Lord, today I pray that my tongue will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2104],"tags":[2174,2177,2105,3,3524,370,2171,2172,2176,2180,296,212,2181,2173,30,32,2175,2178,2179],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conversation-hearts","tag-1peter-33-4","tag-builds-up","tag-conversation-hearts","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-february-2026","tag-generous","tag-gentle-tongue","tag-healing-power","tag-heals","tag-hidden-person-of-the-heart","tag-kind","tag-patient","tag-precious-in-the-sight-of-god","tag-proverbs-154","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-soothes","tag-speak-kindness","tag-tree-of-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gentle_Tongue-Proverbs-15.4.png?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1290,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/day-27-conversation-heart-wise-tongue\/","url_meta":{"origin":1225,"position":0},"title":"Day 27–Conversation Heart–Wise Tongue","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"February 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"MOUTH MEDICINE: The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge...Proverbs 15:2 ...the tongue of the wise brings healing. 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