James 3: 5,6
5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Japanese Proverb:
One reason the dog has so many friends: he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
I just wish that people will try to restrain not only their desires and appetites but their tongues as well. Especially if they belong to the Body of Christ. If you can’t say anything good about a person, just keep your mouth shut. Why take the negative side, if you can go the positive? It’s so easy to find something nice to say to a person than it is to malign, and it doesn’t cost anything. It would earn you smiles, and feelings of well-being. The tongue is so small, but so hard to tame. People with wagging tongues should be given tails instead.
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