“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. Proverbs 26:20-22
WAGGING THE TONGUE
The tongue can be so dangerous.
It causes many people such strife.
And if the gossip is good enough,
It can even ruin a life.
Gossipers don’t bother with facts,
They invent them as they go.
They embellish, enhance, twist, and shock,
And cause a person much woe.
Gossipers cause dissension;
They separate close friends.
They can never keep a secret,
And they can never make amends.
The damage they do cannot be undone;
When they talk behind someone’s back.
They don’t withhold any detail.
And for details they have no lack.
Their tongues wag on and on,
As they seek to tell anyone.
If they run out of things to tell,
To another they will run.
They are known as busybodies,
But not in the sense of labor.
God considers them wicked,
For they cause much harm to their neighbor.
A gossip can hurt someone’s feelings,
Or ruin a person’s reputation.
If the gossip comes from one with power,
It can change the course of the nation..
Keep a bridle on your tongue,
You might even zip your lip.
You will give an account for each idle word,
So don’t let one tidbit slip.
Becky Wall
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. 7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness." James 3:6-9
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