There are seven things that the LORD hates and cannot tolerate:

A proud look,

A lying tongue,

Hands that kill innocent people,

A mind that thinks up wicked plans,

Feet that hurry off to do evil,

A witness who tells one lie after another,

And a man who stirs up trouble among friends.

Proverbs 7:19-19

God hates slanderers. They are scoundrels and villains with hidden hatred in their hearts and deceit in their mouths. Some people have turned slander into a fine art. They would never use a meat cleaver to cut down another person. They are more subtle than that. They have learned to slander with a gesture, a wink, or an evil smile.

What do your gestures say about others? Ask the LORD of love and truth to help you guard your speech and actions. For His sake, for your sake, and for the sake of others, do it now.

The tongue, being in a wet place, is apt to slip.

Our Daily Bread – October 15, 2002