Jesus Had Left My Body Tour Through Proverbs. June 15.

What you say and what you don’t say are both important. Proper speech is not only saying the right words at the right time but it’s also controlling your desire to say what you shouldn’t. Examples of an untamed tongue include gossiping, putting others down bragging, manipulating false teaching, exaggerating, complaining, flattery and lying before you speak you should ask yourself is what I want to say true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? James compares the damage of the tongue to a raging fire. The tongue’s wickedness has its source in hell itself. The uncontrolled tongue can do terrible damage. Satan uses the tongue to divide people and pit them against one another. Idle and hateful words are damaging because they spread destruction quickly and no one can stop the results once they’re spoken. We dare not be careless with what we say thinking we can apologize later because even if we do, the scars remain. A few words, spoken in anger, can destroy a relationship that took years to build before you speak. Remember that words are like fire you can neither control no reverse the damage they can do.