![](https://fbc-honolulu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JKT_Barry_FBC_Jan_2019-08002-150x150.jpeg)
“A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is?” Proverbs 15:23. Words are like powerful instruments for good or for ill. We can use words in destructive ways, or we can use words to build and encourage. In a world where words are often wielded as weapons, may we use our words as tools to build up others. Gentle words are more powerful than angry words.