Proverbs 10:19-21

"Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut."

"When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise."

"When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise."

"The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment."

"The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment."

Inspirational illustration of Proverbs 10:21 -- The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Inspirational illustration of Proverbs 10:19 -- 19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

What can you do after the message is sent? Rubel Shelly reminds us that we have to choose our words carefully because we don't have an unsend button for our mouth or a delete button to use after the words are spoken.

How long will what you have written actually live? Our language and speech lives on long after we do, and the Internet is a reminder of just how far and wide such things can go.