Proverbs 26:22

 The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about the tongue:

Proverbs 26:22 (NASBStr)

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

Proverbs 26:22 (NIV1984)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to a man’s inmost parts.

Solomon states the same proverb in Proverb 18:8.  

Proverbs 18:8 (ESV)

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Here, we read:

Proverbs 16:28 (NASBStr)

A perverse man spreads strife,

And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

The Bible has much to say about the tongue and how it can add quality to life, or can foil those who hear it, especially, Proverbs.  In the concept of speech God gave us a beautiful tool that no other created thing has.  We, and we alone, can speak to others in a variety of languages.  We are not the only ones who can communicate to our counterparts, but ware the only creatures who communicate in this manner.  We are definitely the ONLY creatures who use the communication system God gave us for the purpose of destroying fellow creatures.  We use the tongue for destruction the same way we use it for enjoying food: We love the taste of gossip like we love the taste of ice cream.  However, gossip destroys to the very heart and inner most part of the body.   It causes pain from the inside out.  We can actually destroy another person with just the words from our mouth.  They go down to the inner most part of the heart and hurt others like a knife to the arteries.  We can use our tongues for good or for bad.   That comes from our desire to do God's will or our own.