Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

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It's really hard to do, isn't it! Alan Smith talks about how hard it is to keep our mouth shut using a humorous story about a police trooper and an English professor.

Control Your Tongue

Devo: Spiritual Warfare

"Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work..."

Keeping Our Mouths Shut

Article by Alan Smith

Can you keep your mouth shut? Even though it can be very difficult, we must learn to control our tongue or it will cost us.

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The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.

Evening Thought: 2 Samuel 2:26

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Today's Verse

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