You can probably relate to some degree. You had a friend. Yes, had, for he is no longer really a friend. You had a friend—a best friend perhaps. But then something went wrong. It might have been a very clear and memorable moment where some great offence was caused, or it might be
Do You Understand or Do You Repeat?
The parental proverb of “He who repeats a matter has no thoughts of his own” is a somewhat demeaning way of putting an end to gossip, but there is some truth to it. In a more sanctified manner Proverbs 15:14 says, The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,but the mouths