Lesson 15

Four Wrong Companions

Characteristics of the Worthless Person

His Mouth is Crooked

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Curses - Using the Lord's name in vain
• Including "Lord have mercy" and "Good God"
• Exodus 20:7

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Crude Words:
• Words that refer to biological waste and other corrupt communication.
• Colossians 4:6

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Immoral Words:
• Sexual terms spoken in filthy, suggestive ways.
• Ephesians 5:4

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Idle Words:
• Useless words that really add no positive meaning to our conversations
• Words spoken without thinking of their consequences.
• Matthew 12:36

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Gossip:
• Carrying tales about other people
• Whether it is true or false, it doesn't matter; it's still gossip.
• Proverbs 20:19

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Critical Words:
• Destructive talk that is meant to harm or hurt.
• Galatians 5:15

His Words Are Unscriptural

• Lying:
• Any intent to deceive, including the telling of half-truths.
• Proverbs 26:28

His Words Are Revealing

Proper Speech

His Eyes Are Winking

His Eyes Are Evil

• Lustful Looks:
• This look lingers, as on an inappropriate picture in a magazine or movie.
• Matthew 5:28

His Eyes Are Evil

• Jealous Looks: 
• This look comes from the fear that someone else will love someone else more
• 1 Samuel 18:9

His Fingers

• Immoral Gestures

His Eyes Are Evil

• Fault-Finding Looks:
• It's easy to see faults in others but it's difficult to see their strengths
• In fact we often have the very fault we criticize in others.
• Matthew 7:3-5

His Mind is Perverse

His Eyes Are Evil

• Mocking Looks:
• This look culminates in ridicule and laughter at another's expense.
• Proverbs 30:17

His Eyes Are Evil

• Self-Righteous Looks:
• These eyes refuse to see their own impurity.
• They call themselves pure in spite of evidence to the contrary.
• Proverbs 30:12

His Eyes Are Revealing

His Feet Speak

His Fingers

His Fingers

• Immoral Touching