Good discourse would prevent sinful discourse. Much sin passes in ordinary talk, as gravel and mud pass along with water. How many are guilty of tongue-sins! Good discourse would prevent evil, as labour prevents idleness. If we are accustomed our tongues to the heavenly dialect, the devil would not have so much power over us....
A lascivious tongue shows a lustful heart, an earthly tongue a covetous heart; a gracious tongue a gracious heart....
We must be accountable to God for our speeches. Words are judged light, but they weigh heavy in God's balance. By our words we shall be either saved or damned: "For by thou words thou shall be justified, and by thou words thou shall be condemned"(Matt. 12:37). If our words have been seasoned with grace, then the acquitting sentence is likely to go on our side.
Good discourse is a Christian honour. The tongue is called our glory (Psa. 30:12), because it is the instrument of glorifying God. When our tongues are out of tune in murmuring, then they are not our glory; but when the organs sound in holy discourse, then our tongues are our glory.
"The Great Gain Of Godliness" pp71,73
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