In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Proverb 10:19 A simple rule of wisdom is to cut your words in half. Many words and much speaking greatly raise the chance of sinning with your lips. Because of this dangerous risk, wisdom teaches you to reduce your number of words and maintain silence longer than usual. A wise man reflects soberly after speaking a great deal, for he remembers the grave warning of the first half of this proverb. If he spoke quite a few words, he has probably sinned in his speech and appears a fool. In this context, silence is very golden. The God of wisdom tells you to be faster to hear and slower to speak . If you emphasized listening and being skillful at that, you would have little time for talking. If you were slow and reluctant to speak, you would have an excellent spirit
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:21:09 +0000