Devotionals Nov 8 – Dec 7, 2025: Themes in Proverbs: The Evil Tongue and Wicked Company (Proverbs 23–29)

The tongue is small but so powerful. You can likely recall a time long ago, maybe in elementary school, when someone said something harsh to you. The words are still etched in your brain, which shows the power of the tongue. Proverbs 12:18 compares it with “the piercings of a sword,” and James 3:6 with the fire of hell. The tongue can be destructive or restorative, but in both cases, it possesses tremendous power.  This is the final devotional of a three-part series in Proverbs. Previously, we...