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DEALING WITH ONE’S TONGUE (2)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Psalms 141:3


Dealing With One’s Tongue (2)
Series: Dealing With...
Donald Cantrell
Psalms 141:3


Theme: ‘‘There is life and death in the tongue’’

Psa 141:3 KJV - Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Pro 18:21 KJV - Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

I - The Daily Need of One’s Tongue

II - The Divine Nobility of One’s Tongue

III - The Detailed Notoriety of One’s Tongue

IV - The Diverse Nature of One’s Tongue

V - The Dangerous Neglect of One’s Tongue

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Facts About the Tongue

Masseter

The strongest muscle based on its weight is the masseter. With all muscles of the jaw working together it can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars.

Isn’t it amazing that God placed the tongue inside one of the strongest muscles of the human body? In 1986, Richard Hofmann of Lake City, Fla., achieved a bite strength of 975 pounds (442 kilograms) for two seconds, setting a Guinness Record.

Tongue

The tongue is a tough worker. It is made up of groups of muscles and like the heart it is always working. It helps in the mixing process of foods. It binds and contorts itself to form letters.

The tongue contains linguinal tonsils that filter out germs. Even when a person sleeps, the tongue is constantly pushing saliva down the throat.
I - The Daily Need of One’s Tongue

How many words does the average person speak in a day outside of work?

• Science Study: According to a 2007 Science study, the average woman speaks around 16,215 words a day and the average man speaks 15,669.

• This is the average words spoken if a person is awake for 17 hours (including work.)

• Most people speak around 16,000 words in 17 hours.

• To find out how many words people speak outside of work, let’s calculate how many w ...

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