Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

Comments

Have thoughts on this devotional? Leave a comment

3 Related Resources by Heartlight

It's really hard to do, isn't it! Alan Smith talks about how hard it is to keep our mouth shut using a humorous story about a police trooper and an English professor.

Control Your Tongue

Devo: Spiritual Warfare

"Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work..."

Keeping Our Mouths Shut

Article by Alan Smith

Can you keep your mouth shut? Even though it can be very difficult, we must learn to control our tongue or it will cost us.

Illustration

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, May 15, 1952

Morning & Evening

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.

Morning Thought: Colossians 2:6

"The life of faith is represented as receiving-an act which implies the very opposite of anything like merit. It is simply the acceptance of a gift. As..."

A Year with Jesus

A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives.

'Confidence'

"Dear Disciple, John was a masterful writer. He used a simple vocabulary to share nuances of truth and depths of theological insight. His use of such...."

What Jesus Did!

A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.

'The Clash of Wills' (Jn. 18:10-11)

"[After Jesus identified himself to the soldiers and guards who came to arrest him,] Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus,..."

God's Holy Fire

A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.