{"id":1272,"date":"2026-02-22T00:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:09:06","slug":"day-22-conversation-heart-soft-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/day-22-conversation-heart-soft-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 22–Conversation Heart–Soft Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOUTH MEDICINE:<\/u><\/strong>
\nA soft answer turns away\u00a0<\/em>wrath Proverbs<\/i>\u00a015:1 [NKJV]<\/p>\n

TONGUE TALK:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Replying softly to someone who is full of anger usually diffuses their anger and averts an explosive argument.<\/p>\n

HEART HELP:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can crush strong opposition<\/em>. Proverbs 25:15 [NLT]<\/p>\n

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Dear Lord,
\nplease help me to remember this Proverb anytime I am in the presence of someone who is angry, or around someone who is strongly opposing me.
\nHelp me to remember to patiently use soft speech, for that will usually turn away their anger or crush their opposition.
\nThank You Lord, for Your help in this. Amen.<\/p>\n

\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOUTH MEDICINE: A soft answer turns away\u00a0wrath Proverbs\u00a015:1 [NKJV] TONGUE TALK: Replying softly to someone who is full of anger usually diffuses their anger and averts an explosive argument. HEART HELP: Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can crush strong opposition. Proverbs 25:15 [NLT] MY PRAYER FOR TODAY: Dear Lord, please help me…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2104],"tags":[2105,3,2297,3524,2293,2294,2295,30,32,2292,2296],"class_list":["post-1272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conversation-hearts","tag-conversation-hearts","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-diffuses-anger-with-soft-speech","tag-february-2026","tag-proverbs-151","tag-proverbs-2515","tag-reply-softly","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-soft-speech","tag-soft-speech-can-crush-opposition"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Soft-Speech-Proverbs-15.1-25.15.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1342,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-15-proverb-a-day-day-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":1272,"position":0},"title":"March 15–Proverb A Day\u2014Day 15","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"March 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Proverb: A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. 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