Sometimes, we speak before we think, and stick our foot in our mouth. Then there are times, when we say something and the words spoken hurt the other person. When we speak, if we do not guard our tongue, the words that come from our mouth are hurtful, inappropriate, and can cause harm to the other person. Just because you think of something does not mean you should utter the words thought of. If you cannot say something nice then do not speak the words. Try to build up others instead of tearing them down. For soft words go further than mean, hurtful words. Ecclesiastes 10:12 reads, “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.” Proverbs 18:21a says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” Proverbs 21:23 tells us, “Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.” Psalm 34:13 reveals to us, “Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.” Maybe we all need to remember this—it is just a thought. God Bless. Amen.