Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proved innocent. After he was released, he sued the old man for wrongfully accusing him.
In court the old man told the Judge: “They were just comments, didn't harm anyone.”
The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man:
“Write all the things you said about this young man on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home throw the pieces of paper away. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence.”
The next day, the judge said to the old man: “Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday.”
The old man replied: “I can't do that! The wind spread them and I won't know where to find them.”
The judge then said: “In the same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. If you can't speak well of someone, then just don't say anything.”
- Author Unknown
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Let's all be masters of our mouths, so that we won't be slaves of our words.
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Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification, according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 NASB
It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth. Matthew 15:11 NLT
He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23 NASB
If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26 NLT
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