The Evidence Bible (NKJV) James 3: 5-10. "...See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell....But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God."
The Everyday Life Bible with notes and commentary by Joyce Meyer has some incredible thoughts about our tongues. Life Point(2055) in James 1: "Our words are verbal expressions of our souls. Until our mouths are brought under control and submitted to the Lord, He usually does not redeem and restore our souls-our minds, wills, and motions." Her commentary (2056): "There is power in the tongue indeed for good or evil. We can bless ourselves or curse ourselves by the way we speak. When we bless, we speak well of something; when we curse, we speak evil of something. By the words of our mouth, you and I can bless our own lives and bring joy to them, or we can curse them and bring misery upon ourselves."
What we say, when we say it and how we say it, is one of the most critical aspects of everyone's life. How often do we get home or after a conversation look back and question how we spoke? Sometimes our tongue can hold the power to uplift or embarrass, lose a career, lose friendships or just place us in an unfavorable light. It establishes positively or negatively who we are and what is our reputation. Better to hold our tongue than to perhaps be known in a negative light. Each day we are prone to express ourselves in supposedly innocent conversation and hurt someone or even ourselves. It is a natural human instinct to desire to express our opinion, especially in supposedly innocent personal conversations, but those are the ones that are most liable to be misunderstood or worse to be understood!
Remember we learn nothing when we speak and do not listen.
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