Open Mouth Insert Foot
We all have a natural instinct to protect ourselves. None of us enjoy being embarrassed, snubbed or ignored. We like to be taken seriously.
Our self protection can lead to gossip, putting others down or boasting to make ourselves look better than the next guy. Our self preservation can lead to babbling off unimportant facts, exaggerations or oaths to raise our esteem in the sight of others.
The author of Ecclesiastes put it this way, “A fool also multiplies words” Ecclesiastes 10:14.
