SPEECH
(See also Abusive Speech; Blasphemy; Communication; Confidentiality; Contrasts; Conversations; Flattery; Fluency; Freeness of Speech; Gossip; Language[s]; Lies; Praise; Profanity; Pronunciation; Public Speaking; Reviling; Sarcasm; Secrets; Slander; Stuttering; Tongue; Tongues, Speaking in; Voice; Words)
about Jehovah: w20.02 11, 13; km 12/97 1; w90 9/15 12-17
accents: g86 8/22 24-25
ancient Ephraim: it-2 927
ancient Galilee: it-1 884
angels: it-2 1160-1161; w15 12/15 4
appropriateness of “good-bye”: g88 7/22 23
attractive speech: g99 5/22 29
children:
avoiding baby talk: g97 4/8 28
development: g 10/11 4-5; g 10/10 13; fy 54-55; g87 5/22 4, 9; g87 11/22 26-27
not imitating world’s: w96 8/1 18
speech disorders: g 12/07 29; g96 1/22 29
speech impediments: g95 1/22 29
Tourette syndrome: g95 12/22 20, 23
choice of words: w15 12/15 20-21; be 160-165, 176, 180, 195-196, 198-199, 240-241; sg 6-8, 54-57, 112, 172-173
Christians: w22.04 4-9; lff lesson 51; lvs 159-168; lv 133-143; w09 12/15 12; w96 7/15 17-18; w87 9/15 17-18
clean speech: rq 19
clear speech: be 86-88, 226-229
consoling speech: w19.06 23-25
control of: w22.03 5-6; lff lesson 51; it-1 367; lvs 160-161; w15 12/15 19-22; lv 134-136; g 1/12 21-23; g 6/11 10-11; w10 6/15 20-22; g04 5/22 31; w03 3/15 29; la 8-9; w99 9/1 11; w97 11/15 16-18; w91 11/15 10-11; w86 8/15 22-23
importance: it-1 367; g 6/11 10
in marriage: w25.01 9; lvs 150-151; g18.2 6; lv 125-126; g 9/14 11; w10 9/15 20; g 10/09 6; w06 9/15 20-24
James’ counsel: w97 11/15 12-13, 16-18; w95 12/15 19; si 249-250; w87 9/15 17
not talking too little: g88 8/22 12-13
not talking too much: g 11/10 19; w01 9/15 25-26; g88 8/22 11-12
within family: lff lesson 51; w13 5/15 22; g 4/13 4-5; w08 1/1 10-12
counsel in Proverbs: mwb25.03 14; mwb25.07 10; lvs 160; w14 3/15 5; lv 134-135; w07 11/15 16; w06 8/1 18-19; si 110
foolish and wise persons: w04 11/15 27
insight and persuasiveness: w07 7/15 9-10
‘thoughtless, like stabs of a sword’ (Pr 12:18): w18.09 15; lvs 160; lv 134; w05 6/1 20; w04 11/15 27; w03 3/15 27-28
critical speech: w18.09 15; w02 5/15 27; w92 8/15 11
of fellow worshippers: w12 8/15 20-22; w89 7/15 24-25
reaction by Witnesses: w96 7/15 22
discernment in: w97 3/15 12-13
discretion in: w09 6/15 18; w03 1/15 30
discussion: w22.04 4-9; lff lesson 51; it-2 448-449
effect on speaker:
how speaker looks to others: w97 6/15 16-17
raises blood pressure: g88 11/22 23
euphemisms: sg 57
evidence of Creator: ct 55-61
gift from God: w22.04 4; w20.05 23; sg 5; si 8
purpose: w87 10/15 22
graciousness in: scl 23; w15 12/15 21-22; w10 6/15 20-24
grammatically correct speech: w92 11/1 17; sg 57-58
honesty in: lvs 191-192; lv 165-166; w02 5/1 16; w88 2/15 4
how produced: w20.05 23; g 3/10 3; g 4/08 11; be 182-183; ct 56-59; g97 9/8 26; sg 64-65
impediments:
children: g95 1/22 29
circuit overseer’s wife helps publisher overcome: yb96 241
coping with: yb11 69-70; yb04 16; be 88
Moses: it-2 258
stuttering: g 5/10 12-14; be 95; g98 1/22 13-15; g98 9/22 14; g97 5/8 30; g97 11/22 24-27; g96 8/22 21-23; g95 4/8 28; g92 5/22 24-27; g89 1/22 28; g87 3/8 28; g86 11/8 19-25
impression on others: g 6/11 28
improving: g 6/11 10-11; be 86-92, 94-96, 160-165, 181-185; sg 54-58
kindness in: w18.11 29
within families: lff lesson 51
loving-kindness in: w10 8/15 21-25
not speaking to someone: w96 9/15 22
one’s mate: w15 1/15 26; g 6/13 4-5; w06 9/15 23-24; w96 5/15 22-23
“out of the heart’s abundance” (Lu 6:45): w01 10/15 23-24
parental:
about other Witnesses: w07 9/1 30
effect on baby: g03 12/22 5; g99 5/22 28-29; w98 4/15 32; g98 3/8 28; g98 5/22 29
peaceable words: w91 3/1 24-25
persuasive speech: w07 7/15 9
pleasing Jehovah by: w22.04 5-6; lff lesson 51; w86 3/15 22
positive speech: lff lesson 51; w07 11/15 15-16
video Develop the Tongue of the Wise Ones: lff lesson 51
video Speak “What Is Good for Building Up” Others: lff lesson 51
pronunciation: be 89-92; sg 56, 146-149
“seasoned with salt” (Col 4:6): it-2 843; km 1/08 8; w99 1/15 22-23; fy 36, 186; w86 9/15 15-20
serpent in Eden: w01 11/15 27
short-term memory linked to: g88 8/22 29
singing helps stroke victims to regain: g 6/11 29
speaking to hearing-impaired: g88 7/8 20
speech to avoid: mwb25.03 15
backbiting: it-1 241
blasphemy: it-1 337-339
disparaging remarks: w88 10/1 16
doublespeak: g88 6/8 30
expletives like “O God”: sg 57; g92 2/8 28
hurtful speech: w25.01 9; w15 12/15 20; g 4/13 4-5
injurious speech: w07 9/15 28; g03 6/8 18-20
negative speech: w13 8/15 11, 13
“rotten saying” (Eph 4:29): lff lesson 51; w10 5/15 31; w01 12/1 20; w96 8/1 18; w92 8/15 11
sarcastic speech: w15 12/15 20; w99 9/1 11; w94 4/1 17; g91 9/22 17-19
saying the wrong thing: ijwyp article 84
unclean speech: scl 122; lvs 162; w92 7/15 11
video “Put Away” Peace Wreckers: mwb25.03 15
tenderness in speech: w15 2/15 9
“time to be silent,” “to speak” (Ec 3:7): w20.03 18-23; w15 12/15 19-20; w09 5/15 3-5; w07 7/1 28-29; w99 10/1 12-14; w98 12/1 15-18; w96 5/15 21-23
truthful speech: w22.04 9; w18.05 28; w18.10 9-10; w10 5/15 29-30; w10 9/15 19-20; w09 6/15 16-20; w07 2/1 3-7; jd 114-117; w92 12/15 23; sg 5-6
accuracy of statement: th 10; be 223-225; sg 110-111
“lip of truth” (Pr 12:19): w07 2/1 7; w03 3/15 28
upbuilding speech: w22.04 8-9; cl 102-103; lff lesson 51; lvs 164-168; w15 12/15 18-22; lv 139-143; w10 5/15 31; w10 7/1 12; w02 5/15 27; be 158, 192, 202-205, 266; w00 3/1 17; w98 7/1 32; km 7/95 3; w92 8/15 10-15
at meetings: w98 3/1 15
importance: w87 1/15 28-29
video Love and Respect Unite Families: lff lesson 51
video Speak “What Is Good for Building Up” Others: lff lesson 51
virtue in: w93 7/15 20-21
vocabulary: be 26, 94, 161-165; sg 54-57
whistling as speech: g 2/09 25
“wild talk” (Job 6:3): w19.06 22-23