Many a one has caused his own death, or the death of others, by a false or injurious tongue.
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Proverbs 18:21
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-24Proverbs 18:1-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:17-21Proverbs 18:17-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryEvils of the tongue and of contention I. THE FOLLY OF HASTE IN DEBATE. (Proverbs 18:17.) "One tale is good till another be told." This saw holds good of private life, of lawsuits, of controversies in philosophy and theo…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:21Proverbs 18:21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. A man may do a great deal of good, or a great deal of hurt, both to others and to himself, according to the use he makes of his tongue. Many a one has been his own death by a foul tongue, or the death of others…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:21Proverbs 18:21 · The Pulpit CommentaryDeath and life are in the power of the tongue; literally, in the hand of the tongue. The tongue, according as it is used, deals forth life or death; for speech is the picture of the mind (comp. Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:1-24EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:17-21Evils of the tongue and of contention I. THE FOLLY OF HASTE IN DEBATE. (Proverbs 18:17.) "One tale is good till another be told." This saw holds good of private life, of lawsuits, of controversies in philosophy and theo…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 18:21Note, 1. A man may do a great deal of good, or a great deal of hurt, both to others and to himself, according to the use he makes of his tongue. Many a one has been his own death by a foul tongue, or the death of others…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; literally, in the hand of the tongue. The tongue, according as it is used, deals forth life or death; for speech is the picture of the mind (comp. Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs…Joseph S. Exell and contributors