The tongue is a fire which cannot be quenched,
And with many words sin gets entrenched.
Without Godly wisdom the tongue runs astray
And spews out wrong words it never should say.
Wisdom would say to us, "Be slow to speak".
Words blurted out much havoc can wreak.
Wisdom will help us to carefully choose
When to be quiet or right words to use.
The tongue can bring healing or comfort or cheer
And be a rich blessing to all who are near.
So it must be "tamed" to be a blessed tool.
When filled with God's wisdom, much joy it will fuel.
"If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body."
James 3:2 KJV
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."
Proverbs 25:11 KJV
© 2011 Arlene Schwartzkopf