Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." It is so easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment isn't it. Some people just rub us the wrong way and say things that are hurtful and unkind. James illustrates this perfectly as he compares the tongue to a fire in James 3:5-8 'Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity....'.
Like a fire, the tongue can 'heat things up'. Fire can be very destructive just as the tongue can. Fire burns and hurts, and our words can burn and hurt. Fire spreads, and the more fuel you give it, the faster and farther it will spread. My friend, the next time someone lashes out at you with a tongue of wrath, turn the other cheek. Colossians 4:6 "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one."
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