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21 What you say can cause others to be killed or it can cause them to continue to live;

so those who like to talk a lot must ◄accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm►.

2 It is true that we all in many ways do things that are wrong [MET]. But those who always [LIT] control what they say will be all that God intends/wants them to be. They will be able to control all their actions [MTY].

3 To illustrate, if we put a small metal bit into the mouth of a horse in order to cause the horse to obey us, we can cause the horse to turn and go where we want it to [MET]. 4 Think also about ships. Although a ship may be very large and although it can be moved by strong winds {strong winds can move it}, by turning a very small ◄rudder/steering paddle► people can direct the ship wherever they want it to go. 5 Similarly, although our tongues are very small, if we do not control them, we can harm many people by what we proudly say [MTY]. Think also about how just a small flame of fire can cause a large forest (OR, a large area of brushwood) to burn.

6 Just like a fire damages a forest [MET], when we say things that are evil, we harm many people. What we say [MTY] reveals that we are very evil. What we say contaminates/defiles everything that we think and do [PRS, MET]. Just like a flame of fire easily causes the whole surrounding area [MET] to burn, what we say [MTY] can cause others to want to do evil. It is the devil himself [MTY] who causes us to say evil things.

7 Indeed, although people are able to tame/control all kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles and creatures that live in the water, and people have actually tamed/controlled them, 8 no person ◄on his own/by himself► is able to control what he says [MTY]. And when people say evil things, it shows that they are unstable/uncontrolled and wicked [MTY]. As the poison of a snake kills people [MTY], we harm others [MET] by what we say.

9 We use our tongue to praise God, who is our Lord and Father, but we also use our same tongue to ask God to say evil things to people. That is very wrong! God made people like himself, so we should speak as respectfully to others as we speak to God. 10 We praise God, but with our same mouth we also ask for evil things to happen to others. My fellow believers, this should not be! 11 Surely bitter water and good water do not come out of the same spring! [RHQ] 12 My fellow believers, a fig tree cannot [RHQ] produce olives. Nor can [RHQ] a grapevine produce figs. Neither can a salty spring produce good water. Similarly, we should say only good things, and we should not say evil things [MET].

15 If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will often agree to do it;

similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can often convince others that what we say is right [IDM].

18 What some people say hurts people badly, as much as [SIM] a sword can;

but what wise people say ◄heals others’ souls/comforts others►.

19 When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM];

but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.

19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot by what they say;

if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.

28 People may think that foolish people who do not say anything are wise;

if foolish people ◄do not say anything/keep their mouths shut►, others will think that they are very intelligent.

Those who show compassion on people in need and who do not think or act immorally are those who truly worship God and receive his approval.

26 Some people think that they worship God in the right way, but they habitually say evil things [MTY]. Those people are wrong in thinking [SYN] that they worship God rightly. The fact is that they worship God ◄in vain/uselessly►.

A psalm written by David for Jeduthun, the choir director

1 I said to myself, "I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY].

I will not say anything to complain

while wicked people are near to me and can hear me."

12 If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life

and have a good long life,

13 do not say anything that is evil!

Do not tell lies!

30 Righteous people give wise advice to others,

and they [MTY] say what is just/fair.

31 They continually think about God’s laws;

they do not stray from God’s path.

28 Then I will proclaim that you act righteously,

and I will praise you all day long.

4 Yahweh, even before I say [MTY] anything,

you know everything that I am going to say!

2 I prayed,

"Yahweh, rescue/save me from people [SYN, MTY] who lie to me and try to deceive me!"

3 Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues

so that they cannot continue to boast.

4 They say, "By telling lies we will get what we want;

we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!"

9 Lord, confuse my enemies, and cause their plans to fail,

because I see them acting violently and causing strife in the city of Jerusalem.

9 As a result, God promoted him to a rank that is above every other rank. 10 God did that in order that every being [SYN] in heaven and on earth and under the earth should worship [MTY] Jesus, 11 and in order that every person [SYN] should declare that Jesus Christ is Lord. As a result of everyone doing that, they will honor God, his Father.

We should use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given us in ways that show that we love others.

1 Supposing we could speak all the various languages [MTY] that people in the world speak and even speak the language that angels speak. If we did not love others, speaking those languages would be as useless as beating a brass gong or clanging cymbals together.

36 I tell you that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, and he will judge them accordingly. 37 Based on the words that you have spoken, God will either declare that you are righteous based on the words that you have spoken, or else he will condemn you."

5 So they began to build the city and the tower. Then Yahweh looked down and saw the city and the tower that those puny men were building. 6 Yahweh said, "These people are one group that all speak the same language. If they have begun to do this now, then ◄there is nothing that they will decide to do that will be impossible for them/they will be able to do whatever they decide to do► [LIT]! 7 So, okay/now, we will go down there and cause there to be many different languages, so that they will not be able to understand each other."

8 So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth. 9 The city was called Babel which means ‘confusion’, because there Yahweh caused the people to become confused because the people [MTY] spoke different languages that the others could not understand, not just one language. From there Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.