Control your tongue

⁵And so the tongue is a small part of the body yet it carries great power! Just think of how a small flame can set a huge forest ablaze. ⁶And the tongue is a fire! It can be compared to the sum total of wickedness and is the most dangerous part of our human body. It corrupts the entire body and is a hellish flame! It releases a fire that can burn throughout the course of human existence. 

⁷For every wild animal on earth including birds, creeping reptiles, and creatures of the sea and land have all been overpowered and tamed by humans, ⁸but the tongue is not able to be tamed. It’s a fickle, unrestrained evil that spews out words full of toxic poison! 

⁹We use our tongue to praise God our Father and then turn around and curse a person who was made in his very image! ¹⁰Out of the same mouth we pour out words of praise one minute and curses the next. My brothers and sister, this should never be! (James 3:5-10 The Passion Translation).

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. (Proverbs 21:23 NIV). Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles. (NKJV).
At times, the best response is silence. 

The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet. (Proverbs 10:19 Good News Translation).

A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak (Ecclesiastes 3:7 NIV).

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. (Proverbs 13:3 NLT).

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Proverbs 18:21 ESV). What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words. (Good News Translation).

Learn to control your tongue.

Shalom.

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