The Power of the Tongue (Lashon Hara): Death and Life in Words
Words build worlds and words tear them down. Seven days in the Tanach sources on guarding speech: the verse that places death and life in the power of the tongue, the psalm that asks who wants life and answers keep your tongue from evil, Miriam struck with tzaraat after speaking about Moshe, the scouts' report that melted a nation's heart, the metzora brought back to the camp by the kohen, and Yeshayahu whose lips were purified before he could be sent. Read what Mishlei and Tehillim say about lying lips, a truthful witness, and asking God to set a guard at the door of your mouth.
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