NABU (@iamnabu): " Solomon wrote 3000 proverbs. In one of them he encoded the most counterintuitive wisdom about speech that any tradition has ever produced. The multitude of words depletes the creative force that intentional speech was designed to carry. The silence builds it. He that refra…"

Solomon wrote 3000 proverbs. In one of them he encoded the most counterintuitive wisdom about speech that any tradition has ever produced.

The multitude of words depletes the creative force that intentional speech was designed to carry. The silence builds it.

He that refraineth his lips is wise. Not polite. Not socially appropriate. Wise.

The Hebrew word is Sekhel.

Embodied understanding that only silence can produce.

Proverbs 10:19 Says Too Much Talk Leads to Sin. The Hebrew Word for Sin Here Is Not What You Think.

Apr 30

12:45 AM