Proverbs 30:10 - Homilies By E. Johnson

Caution in the use of the tongue

I. THE THOUGHTS ONE FEARS EXPRESS HIMSELF ONE MAY BE TEMPTED TO ELICIT FROM ANOTHER .

II. IT IS BASE TO TEMPT AN HONEST HEART TO THOUGHTS AND WORDS OF DISCONTENT . One of the most active forms of evil consists in the "putting into the head" of others feelings towards their employers or superiors which would not otherwise have arisen.

III. THE BITER MAY THUS BE BIT ; THE TEMPTER THUS BRING A RECOIL UPON HIMSELF . (Comp. Proverbs 26:2 )—J.