Why 1,575 haikus? Because my darlingest Annelies Marie Frank lived 15.75 years in this world.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Truthfulness

When you speak, take heed,
do not curse others with lies,
and beguile the weak.

Do not sunder truth,
and mislead the wayfarer,
with a serpent's tongue.

Be sincere,
speak thy truth.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
- Proverbs 18: 21

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 10: 18

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 13: 3

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
- Matthew 15: 18