Keep It Shut Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video, Updated Edition: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing At All

by Karen Ehman

Words are powerful, and they have consequences.

From Bible times to modern times women have struggled with their words. What to say. How to say it. What not to say. When it is best to remain silent. And what to do when you've said something you wish you could now take back. In this six-session study, Karen Ehman, a woman who readily admits that her mouth has gotten her into loads of trouble, shares the hows (and how-not-tos) of dealing with the tongue. Far more than a "how not to gossip" study, this video-based small group Bible study challenges women to dig deep into what the Bible says about the ways we use our words—both in person and online—and when we should just keep our lips zipped.

This study guide

Individual access to six streaming video sessionsVideo notes and a comprehensive structure for group discussion timePersonal study for deeper reflection between sessionsRecipe and food ideas, cut-out Scripture memory verses and helpful daily remindersStreaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2029. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2025

About the author

Karen Ehman is a speaker, a New York Times bestselling author, a contributing writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries Encouragement for Today online devotions and a teacher in the First 5 Bible study app. She has written 21 books and Bible studies including Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All and the 2020 ECPA devotional book of the year Settle My Soul. She is a graduate of Spring Arbor University and serves as President-Elect of their Alumni Board of Directors. She has been featured on TODAY Parenting, Redbook.com, Foxnews.com, Crosswalk.com, YouVersion.com, and is a monthly columnist for HomeLife Magazine. Her passion is to help women live their priorities as they reflect the gospel to a watching world. Karen is married to her college sweetheart, Todd, and is the mother of six children: three biological and three in-laws by marriage—although she forgets which ones are which. She enjoys collecting vintage Pyrex kitchenware, cheering for the Detroit Tigers, and spending her days feeding the many people who gather around her mid-century dining table to process life and enjoy her county fair blue-ribbon winning cooking.