Ten Commandments
as given to Moses on Mt. Sinai
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Ten Commandments of the Tongue
1) Thou shalt not
gossip.
Before any evil story whispered in the ear is passed on, it
should be treated as the housewife treats apples for a pie ...
first peeled, then quartered, and cored, then what remains
liberally sugared. (Prov. 18:8)
(2) Thou shalt
not use a multitude of empty words.
Your tongue reveals the nature of your thinking and your
character. The divine Master Himself admonishes the children of
men to "let your admonishes be yea, yea, nay, nay, for
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." (Prov. 10:19)
(3) Thou shalt
not boast.
A small man makes long, loud boasting in order to center the
spotlight of attention on himself; the great man works quietly,
Silently polishing the beacon that it may guide the ship safely
into the desired haven.
(Prov. 27:2)
(4) Thou shalt
not flatter.
Someone has said that "Flattery is like soft soap; it is 90%
lye" - and you can count on the ratio being just about
right. The words of the man or woman who would flatter you,
according to the psalmist, who had a great deal of experience
with that sort of thing, are "softer than oil, yet withdrawn
swords." (Prov. 26:28)
(5) Thou shalt
not grumble.
The prescription for this malady is to saturate your life with
loving kindness. Let it enter every pore and the process will be
absolutely foolproof against the gnawing frets and worries that
are worse than termites, to eat the soul out of you. (Phil. 2:14)
(6) Thou shalt
not backbite or slander.
The tongue that backbites or slanders is the weapon that empties
churches, pours streams of bickering humans into divorce courts,
fills our jails with wretched humanity, and lashes men and woman
to Satan's kingdom. (Psalm 64:3)
(7) Thou shalt
not mock or make fun.
Let us learn sympathy and give our fellows a helping hand instead
of mockery, no matter how peculiar or odd they may be. Remember
angels visit the earth in all kinds of disguises. (Job 11:3)
(8) Thou shalt
not lie.
The first recorded lie was told in the garden of Eden. Since
then, the practice has spread like a plague throughout the whole
earth. Everyone hates a lying tongue. (Ex. 20:16)
(9) Thou shalt
not swear.
Profanity is the official language of the devil's kingdom. Have
no part in it for it will disqualify you from heaven. (Ex. 20:7)
(10) Thou shalt
not argue in anger.
Whatever the provocation is remember that "silence is
golden" (Hosea 7:16) and that "a soft answer turneth
away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger." (Prov. 15:11)
~~ Author Unknown
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01/09/2006
