WHEN TO BE SILENT?
1. Be silent – in the heat of anger.
2. Be silent – when you don’t have all the
3. Be silent – when you haven’t verified the
story.
4. Be silent – if your words will offend a
weaker Person.
5. Be silent – when it is time to listen.
6. Be silent – when you are tempted to make
light of holy things.
7. Be silent – when you are tempted to joke
about sin.
8. Be silent – if you would be ashamed of
your word later.
9. Be silent – if your words would convey the
wrong impression.
10. Be silent – if the issue is none of your
business.
11. Be silent – when you are tempted to tell
an outright lie.
12. Be silent – if your words will damage
someone else’s reputation.
13. Be silent – if your words will damage a
friendship.
14. Be silent – when you are feeling critical.
15. Be silent – if you can’t say it without
screaming.
16. Be silent – if your words will be a poor
reflection of your friends and family.
17. Be silent – if you may have to eat your
words later.
18. Be silent – if you have already said it more
than one time.
19. Be silent – when you are tempted to
flatter a wicked person.
20. Be silent – when you are supposed to be
working instead.
“WHOEVER GUARDS HIS TONGUE KEEPS HIS SOUL FROM TROUBLES”