There's an interesting character (I think it's Thorpe - last name) in Northanger Abbey that we all know. Sadly, at times we know this character because we resemble it most.
It's the person who has an abundance of words, particularly the kind that are self-promoting, that increase our importance or at the least the attention paid to us, that assert at one moment what we contradict the next or even sometimes our words accomplish all of this at one time.
The Bible often calls our mouths, our words, into account. James 3 does this. Romans 3 does this. Even in Isaiah 6 the prophet points out that he is a man of unclean lips...his sinfulness is best evidenced by how unholy his mouth is, and this is the prophet Isaiah!!!
Words can't be taken back, only apologies made.
Exaggerations are entertaining in stories but make determining facts difficult.
Trustworthiness once last is practically impossible to earn back.
Our words matter.
What characters in books can you think of whose words cost them dearly?
What was the cost?
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