It is one thing to fall into a trap set by Satan--as he has many devious methods to ensnare you.Itis quite another to snare yourself by your own mouth!

-You can snare yourself with your own words: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. (Proverbs 6:2)

-Your words can separate you from God: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over
us? (Psalms 12:4)

-Your words can create a breach--an opening--in your spirit:
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.(Proverbs 15:4)

-Your lips affect your soul: A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. (Proverbs 18:7)

-Your uncontrolled tongue leads to trouble: Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. (Proverbs 21:23)

-Your tongue affects your whole body: And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of Hell. (James 3:6)

-Your tongue affects your whole life: He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. (Proverbs 13:3)

Meditate on these powerful verses today. They illustrate why gaining control of your tongue is mandatory.