In the use of language, there is, perhaps, no error that old and young are more, ready to pass over lightly in themselves than hasty, impatient speech. They think it is a sufficient excuse to plead, "I was off my guard, and did not really mean what I said." But God's Word does not treat it lightly. The Scripture says: "Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him." "He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."

Der er næppe nogen fejl gamle som unge tager lettere på end misbrug af ord, hastig, utålmodig tale. De mener, det er tilstrækkeligt som undskyldning at sige: jeg passede ikke på; jeg mente virkelig ikke, hvad jeg sagde. Men guds ord tager det ikke så let. Skriften siger: ser du en mand, der er hastig til tale, for en tåbe er der snarere håb end for ham. Som åben by uden mur er en mand, der ikke kan styre sit sind.