Words for the Day

(Pro 18:8 KJV) The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

I guess it is time for our monthly scolding on gossip.  If you are reading along you realize that the attacks of gossip in Proverbs are more frequent than monthly.  This is not the only verse that deals with loose lips, not by a long shot.  The reason for that is the simple sins are the easiest sins.  Few of us would know how to rob a bank.  Adultery is more in the imagination and fantasy than in reality.  Gossip is an every day temptation.

Gossip takes many forms.  Sometimes it disguises itself in righteous cloaks, like some prayer chains and Bible studies.  I think it is possible to wander into it simply because we are not thinking.  

So?  Be alert.  Live righteously.  Habits can be changed and attitudes can be adjusted.