The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
Luke 6:45
Jesus wants us to act in a way which reflects the goodness of God and to do things which will build the kingdom of God. We cannot expect to feel the peace of God if we live in a way which violates the laws of God and man.
This extends to situations in which we need to correct someone. This is not easy because sometimes we are so angry that the words fly out of our mouth with little regard for the feelings of the individual on the receiving end and with little regard for the how effective our words will be in resolving the situation.
We can be firm, without being cruel. When we speak, we can strive for our words to be clear in communicating with others and without profanity.
When we have goodness in our hearts, we should have goodness in our mouths, too.
Err on the side of kindness.
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