Keep The Tongue From Evil And Lies

"Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.  Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.  The eyes of The LORD are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their cry;"  Psalms 34:13-16 (NIV)

These are the words of King David, inspired by The Holy Spirit of God, as he exhorted believers to avoid lying and speaking evil of others.  He also told them that they should do that which is good, and to avoid doing that which is evil.  He warned them that The Lord God sees all that they do, and He hears all that they say, especially their prayers.  

As believers, we need to watch what we say, and what we do.  We need to avoid all gossiping, backbiting, speaking evil, as well as lying on, to, or about anyone. (Exodus 20:16, Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, and Romans 13:9)  Lying lips are an abomination to The Lord God, (Proverbs 12:22), and there is a special place in hell for liars. (Revelation 21:8)  Not only are we to do that which is good, to turn from our evil ways and seek His ways, (2 Chronicles 7:14), we are also to avoid even the appearance of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:22)  Our behavior should not cause another to stumble into sin. (Malachi 2:8)  Our Christian walk should be such that we can show and tell others to walk ,Christ-like, as we walk. (2 John 1:6)  As believers, we should always be mindful of the fact that The Lord God sees all, and He hears all.