Some Thoughts To Ponder On The Tongue

The following are some thoughts to ponder on the tongue:

• Some men have a tongue as rough as a cat’s, and biting as an adder.
  
• If you have a good temper, keep it. If you have a bad temper, don’t lose it!
• Gossip is something negative that is developed and then enlarged.
• The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue (source).
• The tongue was intended for an organ of divine praise; but the devil often plays upon it, and then it sounds like the screech-owl.
• A poisoned tongue is harmless without a receptive ear.
• A narrow mind and a wide mouth makes a dangerous combination.
• A religious critic is a person who cannot function until some one does a work he can pass judgment on.
• There is no such thing as “idle gossip.” Gossip is always a busy-body.
• It is better to say a good thing about a bad fellow than to say a bad thing about a good fellow.
• One word “whispered” will ruin a reputation, embitter a whole life, break a family’s heart, or even cause suicide.
• Avoid the devil’s dimensions: A narrow mind, a low heart, a closed fist, a wide open mouth, and a high head.
• Every time you speak, your mind is on parade.
• Someone has said that a man who believes it all right to tell “little white lies” soon becomes color blind.
• It is easy to find fault; appreciation requires intelligence and character.
• For good or ill, your conversation is your advertisement. Every time you open your mouth, you let men look into your mind.

And last but certainly not least, “He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” (Proverbs 21:23 -- see article).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets