Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All (Updated and Expanded, Including a Bonus 10-Day Devotional)

MORE THAN 300,000 COPIES SOLD!Gain practical insights into breaking habits of gossip, flattery, verbal retaliation, and people-pleasing in this encouraging and biblical resource on taming your tongue.Got words? Oh yeah, you do! The average person speaks over 2.5 million per year--not to mention the ones they type online.In this fully updated and expanded edition of Keep It Shut, Karen Ehman--a woman whose words have often landed her in a heap of trouble (you'll find out more about that in chapter one)--shares the how's (and how-not-to's) of dealing with the tongue's enormous power. Now with an all-important bonus chapter on how we talk to ourselves as well as a 10-day devotional on watching our words, including an explanation of a different biblical Greek or Hebrew word each day, Keep It Shut will teach you:The difference between gossip and properly processing with a trusted friendHow to wisely use our digital tongues as we talk online or on social mediaHow to pause before you pounce,