How do you manage your tongue?

[Leonardo Von]

How do you manage your tongue?

•    Pro 17:19 -> “Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.”.

What does it mean “makes his door high”?

•    Psa 24:7  Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 
•    Mic 7:5 -> “Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms;”

Joining the two verses, we can conclude that the heart is our door. After all:

•    Luk 6:45 -> “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”.

And what does it mean “makes his door HIGH”? Take a look at the verses below:

•    Psa 73:8  -> “They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.”.
•    Dan 7:8,11 -> “I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.”.
•    Rev 13:5,6 -> “And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.”.

Many people try to surpass those ones around them through words (including the Creator). Other ones use their tongue to arise doubt in their heart (in regard to the truth and justice) or to arouse bad feelings and thoughts.

Those who use their tongue to stir up the person to ponder on things greater than themselves are an abomination in the sight of the Creator: 

•    Luk 16:15 -> “And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”.

So, have a good day seeking to be content with what you have (1Tim 6:8; Heb 13:5,6) and not trying to be great and rich in this world, but only in the kingdom of the heaven (Luke 12:21):

•    Psa 131:1 -> “O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.”.

Use the tongue only in what is good for edifying.

[MrBear]

Proverbs 15: 1-4

A gentle answer turns away wrath, 

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, 

but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, 

observing the evil and the good.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, 

but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

 

Edited January 24, 2022 by MrBear

[SIC]

One thing that works for me is

JAMES 1:19 NIV 19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Being slow to speak.

The lesser I speak the lesser are the chances of me sinning with my tongue.

[MrBear]

It’s true the Bible gives many examples 

Jesus said it’s not what goes in but what comes out of the mouth that can be unclean, an overflowing of the heart if you want to know someone’s heart just listen to their speech 

proverbs has much to say about the fool that talks too much and the wise that holds his tongue 👅 

Isaiah was burned on the lips by an angel

James compares the tongue to a small rudder on a ship 🚢 , small but controls the direction

many examples 

SHALOM❤️