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**Psalms 140:3** — *"They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah."*
David wrote this from a specific place — hunted, slandered, surrounded by men whose words were crafted to wound. The image is precise: a tongue *sharpened*, like a blade prepared before battle. Venom doesn't wound by accident. It is delivered with intent.
Selah. Pause there.
Scripture reminds us that words are never neutral. They carry either life or poison — and the one speaking always knows the difference. Proverbs 18:21 confirms it: *"The tongue has the power of life and death."* James 3:8 adds that no human can tame it apart from grace.
Walk with that conviction today. Before words leave your lips, consider what they are being *sharpened* for — and whether the One who hears all things would recognize mercy in them.
The tongue reveals the heart we are stewarding.
David wrote this from a specific place — hunted, slandered, surrounded by men whose words were crafted to wound. The image is precise: a tongue *sharpened*, like a blade prepared before battle. Venom doesn't wound by accident. It is delivered with intent.
Selah. Pause there.
Scripture reminds us that words are never neutral. They carry either life or poison — and the one speaking always knows the difference. Proverbs 18:21 confirms it: *"The tongue has the power of life and death."* James 3:8 adds that no human can tame it apart from grace.
Walk with that conviction today. Before words leave your lips, consider what they are being *sharpened* for — and whether the One who hears all things would recognize mercy in them.
The tongue reveals the heart we are stewarding.
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