How destructive gossip can be! It destroys your own reputation (people know that if you can bring other people's stuff to them, you can certainly take their stuff to others too). It destroys the trust people had put in you. It damages your relationships. Destroys the reputation of others. It shows disrespect to other people's privacy. And finally, it shows disrespect to the image of God in people. Don't talk too quickly, and be sure to use wise speech that edifies others. Build and don't destroy. If you are not sure what to say, don't say it!
The gossip of bad people gets them in trouble; the conversation of good people keeps them out of it. Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; well-done work has its own reward. Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice. Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; the prudent quietly shrug off insults.
(Prov. 12:13-16 MSG)
Prayer: Let me be involved in healthy and edifying conversations. Help me not to be headstrong but teachable. Developed prudence in me, so that I will not react and explode too quickly to insults, but contribute to other people's progress in life
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