FROM TODAY'S READING (4/17/2018)...
"The mockingbird has a song of its own, but it rarely uses it. Instead, it simply mocks the other birds near it. Whatever it hears, it repeats. If it hears the pleasant notes of a house wren, it repeats those pleasant notes. If it hears the plaintive scold of bluejay, it scolds like a bluejay. Whatever else may be said for the mockingbird, anything it has to say is secondhand."
- Carl C. Williams
Proverbs 16:28 (NLT) A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 20:19 (NLT) A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.
Titus 3:1-2 (NLT) Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.
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