"Nine times out of ten, the coarse word is the word that condemns an evil and the refined word the word that excuses it." -- G. K. Chesterton
We must use bad words for bad things. Sanitizing our speech only increases the spread of sin. It provides an excuse where it should preside over an execution.
"Soft teaching produces hard hearts and hard teaching produces soft hearts." -- Jim Wilson
Smoothing things over produces smooth criminals. Confronting sin is bumpy. It will end with some bruises and blood.
Proverbs 27:5-6
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful
It is better to feel stupid and be corrected than feel good and be stupid.
Romans 16:17-18
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Good words have bad consequences when bad words were required. Fair speeches produce unfairness when harsh words were needed. Flattery removes any chance the offender had. It refuses to confront sin and reinforces sinful behavior. It is deceptive. It makes lies seem true and half-truths seem even truer.
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