Tongues That Cut/Tongues That Heal

How powerful the tongue is to do either harm or good. Whoever came up with the childhood ditty—Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me—had probably never been hurt by words. Words are often more powerful than sticks and stones and do more lasting damage. This is certainly what Solomon is getting at in Prov 12.18. May we have a tongue that brings healing and encouragement, an honest tongue, but a healing tongue.