Unprofitable Talk

[Job 15:2] Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
[3] Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should a man talk disrespectfully of his Maker, or speak to Him without reverence? And should he suppose that he has proved any thing, when he has uttered words of little meaning, and used sound instead of sense?
Unprofitable Talk:
1. That there is in the world a great deal of vain knowledge, science falsely so called, that is useless, and therefore worthless.
2. That this is the knowledge that puffs up, with which men swell in a fond conceit of their own accomplishments.
3. That, whatever vain knowledge a man may have in his head, if he would be thought a wise man he must not utter it, but let it die with himself as it deserves.
4. Unprofitable talk is evil talk. We must give an account in the great day not only for wicked words, but also for idle words. Speeches therefore which do no good, which do no service either to G-d or our neighbor, or no justice to ourselves, which are no way to the use of edifying, were better unspoken.
Those words which are as wind, light and empty, especially which are as the east wind, hurtful and harmful, it will be destructive to fill either ourselves or others with, for they will pass very ill in the account.
5. Vain knowledge or unprofitable talk ought to be reproved and checked, especially in a wise man, whom it worst becomes and who does most hurt by the bad example of it.
6. People use many words, but often say nothing of real importance.
Have you noticed the world talks a lot and says very little of importance they seem to speak a valium of words before they get to the point of the conversation.
[5] For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Thy mouth - teaches it, so the word is. "You teach others to have the same hard thoughts of
G-d and religion that you yourself have."
If we ever thought evil, let us lay our hand upon our mouth to suppress the evil thought (Prov. 30:32), and let us by no means utter it; that is putting an imprimatur to it, publishing it with allowance, to the dishonor of G-d and the damage of others. The mouth of iniquity could not do so much mischief as it does without the tongue of the crafty.
Uttereth - Thy words discover the naughtiness of your heart. The sophistry of your own speeches proves your guilt. In attempting to justify yourself, you have added iniquity to sin, and have endeavored to impute blame to your Maker.
The tongue of the crafty - You speak wickedly, and craftily: you coverest your impious principles with fair pretences of piety. You have varnished your own conduct, and used sophistical arguments to defend yourself. You resembles those cunning persons, arumim, who derive their skill and dexterity from the old serpent, "the nachash, who was arum, subtle, or crafty, beyond all the beasts of the field;" Gen. 3:1. Your wisdom is not from above, but from beneath.
[6] Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
No pious man would utter such sentiments. Those are most effectually condemned that are condemned by themselves, Titus 3:11, Lk. 19:22. Many a man needs no more to sink him than for his own tongue to fall upon him.
Bottom line:
I know gossip and tongue waggling is very popular. But here is a saying for you:
‘Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail – SET THE EXAMPLE! Maybe you’ll get lucky and some one will follow your leading.
Watch your mouth for one day you will have to be held accountable for every word spoken, and for every jester, or action you have done. Repent nightly, placing everything under the blood that may have slipped out.
Remember that old children’s rhyme? ‘Sticks and stone will break your bones but words will always hurt you.’ Be sensitive to others feelings – sometimes the best thing to say is nothing – but then nothing says a lot in its self.
We are here to love our neighbors AS our self’s, encourage and build each other up, let the world be the one to tare down.
Walk softly but carry a big stick.