Out of the Same Mouth

“From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” – James 3:10 Beginning in James 3:10, the Word of the Lord states: “From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.” Words matter greatly—they matter to your spouse, to God, to your children and grandchildren, your fellow citizens, and your attorney. I can imagine how many attorneys have thought, “I wish they had remained silent.” Most Americans know the First Amendment: it grants us freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to write, and freedom to express ourselves openly. But the Fifth Amendment also grants us the freedom not