Listen more – talk less

> Most of us have a common problem in that we talk too much and don’t
> listen enough. Who hasn’t ended up in trouble at one time or other for
> talking too much, particularly when we should have been listening. I
> suppose that we should recognize that God gave us TWO ears and just
> ONE mouth. God’s handiwork is always like precision and He usually
> accomplishes several things simultaneously. In His infinite wisdom is
> it possible that through His perfect design He also reflects His
> desire for us to pick up on the fact that perhaps we need to listen at
> least twice as much as we talk? Don’t go for that one? Then listen
> to His straight talk advice:
>
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> Proverbs 17:27
>
> He who has knowledge spares
> his words and a man of
> understanding is of a calm
> spirit.
> Even a fool is counted wise
> when he holds his peace; when he
> shuts his lips, he is considered
> perceptive.
>
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