Reading today, “What’s more clever than speaking in several languages? Keeping your mouth shut in one,” made me laugh. (Coffee New, Vol 197:4)

I am not only reading the Coffee News, but also the Bible.

What does the BIBLE say about my tongue, my lips, and my mouth?

In Psalm 141:3 David prays, “Set a guard over my MOUTH, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my LIPS.”

Ecclesiastes 5:2 says, “Do not be quick with your MOUTH, …”

” …, but he who holds his TONGUE is wise, says Proverbs 10:19.

And in Proverbs 13:3 we read, “He who guards his LIPS guards his life, but he who speaks rashly comes to ruin.”

Proverbs 21:23 says, “He who guards his MOUTH and his TONGUE keeps himself from calamity.”

Proverbs 16:23 says, “A wise man’s heart guides his MOUTH, and his LIPS promote instruction.”

Proverbs 16:23

I like especially what it says in Isaiah 30:15. There we read:

“…, IN QUIETNESS … IS YOUR STRENGTH, …”

That promise and that challenge has been with me for many, many years! David prayed, “Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD;” I pray, “Lord, keep me quiet, because I want to be strong.”