In chapter 3 of James, verse 8 we read:   But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 

For this reason we must watch what we say and how we say it. As Quakers we have always been told to speak out of the silence only what we honestly believe is divinely inspired and not merely speak our opinion, no matter how well thought out. In Matthew 12: 36 Jesus is quoted as saying that we will be held accountable for every idle word that we speak.