WHEN TO BE SILENT
1. Be silent – in the heat of anger.
2. Be silent – when you don’t have all the facts.
3. Be silent – when you haven’t verified the story.
4. Be silent – if your words will offend a weaker Person.
5. Be silent – when it is time to listen.
6. Be silent – when you are tempted to make light of holy things.
7. Be silent – when you are tempted to joke about sin.
8. Be silent – if you would be ashamed of your word later.
9. Be silent – if your words would convey the wrong impression.
10. Be silent – if the issue is none of your business.
11. Be silent – when you are tempted to tell an outright lie.
12. Be silent – if your words will damage someone else’s reputation.
13. Be silent – if your words will damage a friendship.
14. Be silent – when you are feeling critical.
15. Be silent – if you can’t say it without screaming.
16. Be silent – if your words will be a poor reflection of your friends and family.
17. Be silent – if you may have to eat your words later.
18. Be silent – if you have already said it more than one time.
