27Jun/110
Volume 9 Post/Email 2 – Exaggeration
Another specific practice related to speech is exaggeration. The character flaw in exaggerating stories and details is the lack of honesty, humility, and integrity.
Not only is exaggerating a form of lying, but the book of Proverbs discusses letting our words be few. Furthermore, that we are not to praise ourselves, nor to use flattery.
Proverbs 27:2 reads, "Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips."
Proverbs 26:28 states, "A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin."
A similar reflection question as the previous week: Will I practice verbal integrity this week?
-Brian
