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The Bible has a lot to say about our runaway freight train, the tongue…

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

Proverbs 12:13-14

and…

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:3

and…

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Proverbs 18:21

and…

7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.

James 3:7-9

Are you bringing life or death by the way you talk to/about others???