Benjamin Franklin wrote this in 1740 - "Man's tongue is soft, and bone doth lack; yet a stroke therewith may break a man's back." and bible said this about the tongue Prov. 18:6-8, 21 - A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. and Luke 6:44-45 - For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
Be careful what you say to people each day. We never know the influence those words may have on a person. It may stay with them for a lifetime and change their life course. Yes, we are hurt by actions of others, but remember, others are hurts by our actions too; whether it is my commission or omission, it all hurts or helps. So, before you make a statement in anger, hurt, pain, passion, heat of the moment, etc, make sure you mean it. Someone is holding you accountable for it. We are all role model for someone, even if we do not know it, we are watched, admired, and looked up to by others. By your words you may build a lasting legacy that creates a person with confidence and great self-esteem, or a person with a diminished soul and a defeatist attitude. As your words have the ability to give life or death, in a figurative way, the eyes are the portal of the soul. They say what words, actions, and deeds will never tell. so, you see it not just the words and we are what we speak...out the heart the mouth speaks...so remember to speak life!
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