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The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.21 The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.--- Proverbs 10:20-21Words from a good person are valuable (“sterling silver”). A lot of poor advice is worth less than a little good advice. It is easy to get opinions from people who will tell us only what they think will please us, but such advice is not helpful. Instead, we should look for those who will speak the truth, even when it hurts. Think about the people to whom you go for advice. What do you expect to hear from them?--- Life Application Study Bible notesExample PrayerHeavenly Father,Help me carefully choose my words.Bless me to be wise when I speak.Let my words encourage not discourage. Let my words build up not tear down. Let my words speak life, not kill the soul.Let my words heal disagreement not cause conflicts.Teach me to tame my tongue and put a spiritual muzzle over my mouth when I am about to say something that’s not a blessing . May my jwords be full of truth, wisdom, godliness and love. In Jesus’ name.Amen