Zondervan

Truly, death and life are in the power of the tongue. The key is knowing how to use our speech properly.

“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45).

“It only takes a spark to get a fire going . . .”

Our words are like sparks. They may start small, but they can ignite a wildfire of destruction and devastation.

Corrupt and Untamable

The passage in James also talks about how the tongue can corrupt our whole body

man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of”

“A good man brings good things out of the good store

The mouth speaks what the heart has stored.

“Familiarity breeds contempt,” s

A person who seeks not only to listen but to understand as well is rare — a treasure. And rare treasures are priceless.