Title

Am I a Whisperer?

Scripture
A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.
(Proverbs 16:28)
Devotional
You know them. They tell things that need not be told and repeat things that need not be repeated. They are the whisperers; they are the perverse. All they know is gloom, doom, and despair. The only good news that they bring is the bad news of others. These are the strife sowers, and they are about the business of separating the best of friends. Avoid them, or at least, do not allow them to feed off your listening ear. If you know them and have a relationship with them, rebuke them with meekness and with fear, lest you likewise become a whisperer and a perverse man or woman.
Likewise, take inventory of yourself. Honestly ask, “Am I a whisperer?” “Am I a perverse person?” “Do the things I say edify or destroy?” “Are my words encouraging or discouraging?” “Can what I say be said aloud to anyone anywhere?” If not, maybe, just maybe, I am a whisperer and a perverse person.
Text For The Day
Proverbs 16:28: A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.
 
Thought For The Day
“A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae away from a kick in the pants, but it’s miles ahead in terms of results.” Unknown
Questions To Ponder
Morning Study Guide
Defining:  “Whisperer” in our text: a talebearer, gossiper, backbiter, slanderer. Those things that if have to be whispered should not be said.
 
Referencing: “Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,” Romans 1:29.
 
Applying: Maybe, just maybe, if it has to be whispered, it should not be said.