James 3 
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Whoever coined the phrase, “Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” had little understanding of God’s Word. The sad part is that this contrary statement was told to countless children who dealt with taunting or teasing in school–whether it occurred on the playground or school bus. While parents and teachers advised kids to ignore the negative words of others, kids learned quickly that those words were pretty hard to ignore. Why? Because words really do have power. Continue reading
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