the tongue

i was blog-hopping and reading an article posted on ntu cell's blog http://www.jesusculture.org/index.php?page=articles&tPid=4&id=20

these verses from the article struck me but i forgot to note them down...
Prov 20:5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Prov 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

so i went to biblegateway to search fer the verses to note down... and Dad led me to Prov 26...
ouch!
Prov 26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Prov 26:18 Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows 19 is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"

Confession to make... i haven't gotten rid of the bad habit of lying completely [yes, a joke can be a lie... and i have a bad habit of joking with ppl]... knowing i have this bad habit, i have placed James 3:8-10 in my personal mission statement a long time back

James 3
8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

and i pray always that the Holy Spirit will continue to keep my tongue in check... i tink Dad is reminding me abt this as i have made a mistake in this recently which i recognized, confessed and repented... One of tina's fav verses also came to my mind:
Songs 2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.

i shall end the post now... amazing how Dad can work eh? ask tina fer the meaning behind the verse if u are interested... as i've shared this, i hope this has blessed u all in any way and i'm now accountable to each of u who has read this =)

love,
kev

ps: a biblegateway search on “speaks truth” gives a manageable 5 results fer those who are interested to read up more... and one more wise verse in Prov 26:22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.