Courtesy of Denney Crane's blog:
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 12:18 (New International Version)
Lord, may I always remember to think before I speak...
Edit: Thank you to Todd the Blogger for locating through an online concordance scripture that I could not.
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4 comments:
You replaced the scripture verse with a 70's song lyric?
The scripture wasn't really the one I was looking for - it spoke about sparrows, but I was really seeking some scripture about a wise man thinking before he speaks, but couldn't find it.
I know it doesn't seem right to replace God's word with man's, but it just wasn't matching up...
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+12%3A18&version=NIV
and not nearly as preachy:
http://lqrl.blogspot.com/2006/12/think-before-you-speak.html
I liked both suggestions, but, as you can see from the revised post, it was the first one that best conveyed what I was aiming for...
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