Thursday 2021.10.21
For my Old Testament reading this afternoon, I read through Proverbs 13 to 15 using the NIV.
Proverbs 13 verse 3 carries a reminder for us to guard our speech, to be careful with what we say, for rash words can bring us into ruin.
- Proverbs 13:3 NIV
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He who guards his lips guards his life
---- but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
I am also reminded of the teaching of the Apostle James in chapter 3 of his Epistle General about the tongue being "a world of evil" among the parts of our body, setting our life on fire.
- James 3:3 - 6 NIV
- 3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Brothers and Sisters, let us guard our speech. Let us restrain our lips. Let us bridle our tongues.
