Guard your tongue..

"Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing."

—Proverbs 12:18


Encouragement for Today

God leaves no room for cutting remarks, even in jest. Our words should heal, never cut or wound in any way. Today, ask God to make all your words as healing balm, like an aloe plant. Ask him to remind you of cutting remarks you have made in the past, and to forgive you for them. Then go ask forgiveness from people you may have hurt.

—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions

Encouraging Words Daily Devotional for Women encouragingwords@lists.christianitytoday.com

Laura1318's thoughts.

There are all kinds of people in this world. There are the wise and the foolish. There are people who have big ego's and would feel more holier than you and more intelligent than you .

They would belittle you and cut you down to make themselves appear the more intelligent or superior than you.Such people thinks highly of themselves.

It is not how much you know in your brain but how much you can apply your knowledge to good use.A person may go for several degree courses but what good is those knowledge when what he does is just to hang those certificates on the wall.

We should always try to build others up and not to cut them down. You maybe more intelligent than that person but there are many more people who are more intelligent than you.It is better to be humble than to be proud.