When to Speak and When to Keep Silent

Our words often get us into trouble. As James 3:8 says, it is a restless evil. But, merely keeping silent is not the answer either. Again, the book of Proverbs helps us maintain the godly, mature, and very wise balance. In Proverbs 26:4-5, two parallel statements on answering another are

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Abantu bahle kakhulu ekumosheni izinto. uAdamu nguye owadlala indima ekumosheni izinto Ensimini yaseEdeni! Sonke sinomfuziselo okanjalo. Siphendula into enhle, elungile siyenze inhlakanhlaka, senze izimo ezimbi zibhede kakhulu ngenxa yokubhekana ngendlela engalungile nezimo. Kodwa, njengaMakrestu, omunye nomunye wethu unamandla, ngaye uMoya Ongcwele kaNkulunkulu ukuthi siphinde silungise izinto. Yikuphi okuyiqiniso ngawe namhlanje?