13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
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James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
When we are about to say something hurtful or destructive or in strife, we can pray: "God ... please don't let me say that !"
When I pray this, I realize God stopped me from speaking that which my flesh wanted to speak!
God bridled my tongue after I prayed!
Concerning strife that I find in my heart, or bitterness, I often pray:
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
God always answers this prayer for me!
We can't serve God with the wrong spirit! People will be hurt if we do this. It is critical for us to be cleansed by God often as we become offended by another person.
And we must receive corrections when they are Godly, humbling ourselves!
James 1
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
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The meekest of all men was Moses.
Numbers 12:13
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