Proverbs 26:23
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Our hearts can be quite wicked and the words that come across our lips can burn and wound. Many a show has exalted the wicked woman with flattering lips. We must be cautious to be sure that our hearts are seeking to love and our lips are seeking to build up. Otherwise we may come across one way initially and end up delivering nothing but empty promises and hurtful judgments. We must be sensitive to the power of the tongue and consistently guarded by the Lord’s leading when speaking. Be open to the convictions of a wicked heart and get it right by confessing it and receiving his forgiveness and cleansing. A potsherd is a piece of a broken clay pot. If this piece was covered in silver, the silver would disguise the true substance of the object. Let us give words that are like apples of gold in settings of silver rather than potsherd covered with silver dross.
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