Words – often few – carry powerful messages. Solomon wrote in Proverbs 18.21…
Death and life are in the power of the tongue.
But even a simple, cursory observation of the world – at any point in time – gives clear evidence that spoken words are a powerful tool. This divine gift – verbal communication – is perhaps man’s most distinguishing characteristic from the rest of creation – and can be a great blessing, or a great curse. God started early defining the parameters of the proper use of verbal communication. The second commandment in Exodus 20.7…
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.