...careless words... those that bring judgment... what exactly are those words... what do they look like...?
First to Merriam-Webster... careless... free from care... indifferent, unconcerned... negligent, slovenly... unstudied, spontaneous...
The care... the careless are free of... a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility... painstaking or watchful attention...
The Greek... argos... translated as... careless... according to Enhanced Strong's Lexicon... lazy, shunning the labor which one ought to perform... Dictionary of Biblical Languages says... idle, not working... without thought, careless in consideration...
Careless... thoughtless... words... words that don't work... words we use... not making any effort to consider before we speak... lazy words... dangerous words...
Reckless words pierce like a sword...
Proverbs 12:18
What happens... to those careless with sharp objects... knives... swords...? They hurt themselves... and others...
Watching someone wielding a blade carelessly... what do you do...? Retreat... back away... careful not to turn your back on the one with the blade...
The same is true of those with careless... reckless... words... Have you been stabbed in the back...? Have your own words... returned... to pierce your own heart?
Being created... in the image of the One who created by His Word... our words... have power... to heal...
and to destroy...
Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:11
ESV
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 15:4
ESV
Words... like power tools... must be used with care... work with your words... care-fully... labor over every word... that it might build up... and not tear down...
How do you handle your words...?
Consider... who receives your most careless words...? ...your most thoughtful words...?
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