Being careful with our words is the mark of wise living. But when we speak rashly rather than carefully weighing the impact our words can have, we deem ourselves to be of greater importance than the hearer. Impulsiveness when speaking reveals, at best, a heart of foolishness, and at worst, a heart filled with pride, lack of restraint, and overconfidence. People who speak carelessly often fail to weigh the consequences, listen first, or exercise self-control. Real wisdom begins with humility and being mindful of how what we say can and will affect others around us. Illustration: From the TV show […]
What Proverbs teaches us is that our attitude and way of thinking can send us down two drastically different roads. One ends in disaster,...
We should always weigh our words before we speak. As small and harmless as some might think words to be, caring little for whether...
If we’re not careful to use wisdom to guard ourselves from falling into the traps and temptations of the flesh, we might utter foolish...
