Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits (Prov 18:21).
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear (Eph 4:29).
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Prov 12:18).
When I was in seminary, I…