A slip of the tongue

“Raise your right hand and repeat after me,” was the phrase the contestants were attempting to guess on the popular game show, Wheel of Fortune. 

This one contestant had $14,000. He wanted to buy a vowel and asked for a “Y” then he quickly said, “I mean I” A mere slip of the tongue caused him to lose his turn and subsequently, $14,000.

Just a small slip of the tongue can cause a lot of problems, ill feeling and heart aches. It has happened to all of us. 

Solomon says “Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepth his soul from trouble.” (Proverbs 21:23) 

This is why God’s word, which is always wise and true, continually admonishes us to guard our tongues. As we know, even as the proverbial bell cannot be unrung, neither can spoken words be unsaid.