A Bad Tongue

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The are numerous commandments written in the Torah prohibiting slander and gossip which is called by the general term Lashon Hora/Bad Tongue. In the Book of Proverbs is written: Watching your mouth and tongue will guard against sorrow to the soul. It is explained that not watching what we say hurts the soul. In Tihilim/Psalms is written: The person who wants life and love seeing good days will watch the tongue from bad.

The Cabala separates the human from the animal by virtue of our ability to articulate thoughts into speech; it is through this ability we are able to rule over the animals. It is explained in the Zohar-Book of Secret how speech came into being through the 22 letters of creation coming before the Creator asking to be the beginning letter of creation.

The Cabalists say that life is full of letters, when we use those letters for good they give life, but when used for bad bring about death.