And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body,
and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
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Indeed, the tongue is a world of iniquity, a world of its own. If the tongue of a Christian has not been especially dealt with, it will yet kindle hell fire and spread death everywhere. How serious this is: “setteth on fire the wheel of nature.” Life is
like a wheel which turns; the tongue is like a fire which kindles the wheel. Many works of the flesh are thus exploded. Man’s temper, his wrath, his flesh are all set on fire by the tongue, and it is a hell fire.
How many times things flare up because of some words spoken by a child of God. The tongue is truly a world of iniquity and a fire from hell.
Therefore, let us learn to speak less. “In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely” (Prov. 10:19). The book of Proverbs persuades us to refrain from much speaking. Only fools are profuse in words. The more foolish a person is, the more he talks. Disciplined persons, however, are firm and few in words.