{"id":47048,"date":"2026-04-13T15:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=47048"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:39:10","slug":"bible-verses-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/bible-verses-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Best Bible Verses About The Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3>Category 1: The Immense Power of the Tongue: Life and Death<\/h3>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 18: 21<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0623\u062d\u0628\u0627\u0624\u0647 \u064a\u0623\u0643\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u062b\u0645\u0631\u0647.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This verse speaks to the profound responsibility we carry in our every utterance. Our words are not neutral; they are seeds. With them, we can cultivate gardens of trust, safety, and belonging for others, or we can sow fields of anxiety, shame, and relational death. The soul of another is sacred ground, and our words can either tend to it with life-giving care or trample it with careless destruction. The verse\u2019s closing phrase is a sobering reminder that the emotional and spiritual climate we create for others ultimately becomes the one we ourselves must inhabit.<\/p>\n<h2>\u064a\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0628 3: 5-6<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cLikewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> Here we see the terrifying potential for disproportionate damage. A single, thoughtless comment can ignite a raging inferno of insecurity in a child, a devastating fire of gossip in a community, or a blaze of conflict in a marriage. It highlights a deep spiritual and emotional truth: small, unexamined impulses can lead to catastrophic consequences. The corruption of the \u201cwhole person\u201d shows how our speech isn\u2019t isolated; it reveals and shapes our entire being, and its destructive source is the very antithesis of God\u2019s life-giving Spirit.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 12: 18<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u064a\u0648\u062c\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0647\u0630\u0631 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0637\u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0641\u060c \u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0643\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u0634\u0641\u0627\u0621.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This verse beautifully captures the dual capacity of our speech. Reckless words, often born from our own unhealed wounds, defensiveness, or lack of empathy, inflict sharp, penetrating trauma on others. They create ruptures in relationships and leave deep emotional scars. In stark contrast, the words of the wise\u2014those who speak from a place of centeredness, compassion, and divine insight\u2014are like a soothing balm on a wound. They can mend what is broken, calm what is anxious, and restore a sense of safety and wholeness to a fractured soul.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 15: 4<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0626 \u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0633\u062d\u0642 \u0644\u0644\u0631\u0648\u062d.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> The image of a \u201ctree of life\u201d evokes a sense of deep, rooted, life-giving stability. A person whose words are consistently gentle and soothing becomes a source of emotional and spiritual nourishment for those around them. They create a sanctuary of peace. Conversely, a \u201cperverse\u201d or twisted tongue\u2014one that manipulates, belittles, or deceives\u2014inflicts a crushing weight on the human spirit. It creates an environment of anxiety and depression, suffocating the vitality and joy God intends for us.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Category 2: The Source of Our Words: The Overflow of the Heart<\/h3>\n<h2>\u0644\u0648\u0642\u0627 6: 45<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0646\u0632 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d \u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062d\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0646\u0632 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0631 \u064a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631. \u0641\u0625\u0646\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0636\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0628 \u064a\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0645.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is the foundational principle for all Christian self-examination regarding speech. Our words are not the problem; they are the symptom. They are the diagnostic readout of our inner world. If our speech is consistently critical, anxious, or bitter, it points to a heart storing those same things. True and lasting change in our communication comes not from merely policing our words, but from tending to the garden of our heart, inviting the Holy Spirit to cultivate love, joy, and peace within us.<\/p>\n<h2>Matthew 15:11<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cWhat goes into someone\u2019s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> Jesus radically shifts the focus from external religious rituals to the internal state of the soul. We are not made unclean by what we consume, but by the toxicity we produce. This verse calls us to a profound level of self-awareness. The slander, the lie, the cruel joke\u2014these things defile <em>\u0646\u0627<\/em> first. They are evidence of a spiritual sickness within, a moral pollution that stains our own soul long before the sound of our voice ever reaches another\u2019s ear.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 19: 14<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u0645\u064a \u0648\u0641\u0643\u0631 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u064a \u0645\u0631\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0643 \u064a\u0627 \u0631\u0628\u060c \u0635\u062e\u0631\u062a\u064a \u0648\u0648\u0644\u064a\u064a\".\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is the prayer of an integrated soul. The psalmist understands the intimate, unbreakable link between the inner world (\u201cmeditation of my heart\u201d) and the outer world (\u201cwords of my mouth\u201d). He longs for coherence between his thoughts and his speech, and for both to be aligned with the character of God. It is a humble recognition that our inner monologue and our outer dialogue are both acts of worship, or a failure thereof, offered before our Creator.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0645\u062a\u0649 12: 34<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cYou brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> While harsh, Jesus\u2019 words here are a piercing diagnostic tool. He is saying that it is emotionally and spiritually incongruous to produce consistently loving words from a heart filled with malice or bitterness. It would be a performance, a mask. This challenges us to reject hypocrisy and face the sometimes-unpleasant reality of our own motivations. Authentic, godly speech can only flow from a heart that is being genuinely transformed by grace.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Category 3: The Danger of Unbridled Words<\/h3>\n<h2>\u064a\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0628 1: 26<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0641\u064a\u0643\u0645 \u064a\u0638\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u062f\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u064a\u0644\u062c\u0645 \u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646\u0647\u060c \u0628\u0644 \u064a\u062e\u062f\u0639 \u0642\u0644\u0628\u0647\u060c \u0641\u062f\u064a\u0627\u0646\u0629 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0629.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is a devastatingly frank assessment of spiritual authenticity. It suggests that our verbal regulation is a primary indicator of our true spiritual condition. A faith that coexists with uncontrolled, harmful speech is a self-deception, an empty facade. It reveals a profound disconnect between professed belief and the actual state of the heart. True devotion is not just a feeling or a set of beliefs; it is a transformed character that manifests in how we manage our most powerful and volatile faculty.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 26: 20<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cWithout wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This verse offers a beautifully simple emotional and relational truth. Gossip is the fuel that keeps the fires of conflict, suspicion, and division burning. To refuse to participate\u2014to refuse to be the wood\u2014is an act of profound peacemaking. It demonstrates a wisdom that understands that some fires must be starved, not fought. Choosing silence over adding one more piece of kindling is a powerful act of emotional maturity and spiritual discipline.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 29: 20<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0623\u0631\u0623\u064a\u062a \u0625\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0646\u0627\u064b \u0639\u062c\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0647\u061f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0621 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0644 \u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0621 \u0628\u0647.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is a stark warning against impulsivity. The person who speaks without thinking, reacting from a place of raw, unmanaged emotion, is in a spiritually precarious position. This haste bypasses wisdom, empathy, and prayerful consideration. It reveals a lack of self-regulation that is more dangerous than simple ignorance. The fool might be taught, but the hasty person is driven by an untamed inner chaos that prevents learning.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0645\u062a\u0649 12: 36-37<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0644\u0643\u0645: \u0625\u0646 \u0643\u0644 \u0643\u0644\u0645\u0629 \u0628\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u064a\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645 \u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0633\u0648\u0641 \u064a\u0639\u0637\u0648\u0646 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u062d\u0633\u0627\u0628\u0627\u064b \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646. \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0643 \u0628\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0643 \u062a\u062a\u0628\u0631\u0631 \u0648\u0628\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645\u0643 \u062a\u062f\u0627\u0646.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This teaching instills a holy and healthy sense of gravity about our communication. The concept of \u201cempty\u201d words speaks to language that is careless, vapid, insincere, or destructive\u2014words that lack redemptive weight. The idea of being judged by our words is not about a divine nitpicking, but about the reality that our collective speech writes the true testimony of our character. Our words are the evidence of the state of our soul, revealing whether we have been agents of God\u2019s grace or of worldly brokenness.<\/p>\n<h2>\u064a\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0628 3: 8<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u0637\u064a\u0639 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u0630\u0644\u0644\u0647. \u0647\u0648 \u0634\u0631 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0636\u0628\u0637\u060c \u0645\u0645\u0644\u0648 \u0633\u0645\u0651\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0645\u064a\u062a\u0627\u064b.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> After describing the tongue as a fire, James delivers this humbling conclusion. This is not a counsel of despair, but one of radical dependence. It affirms the psychological reality that pure willpower is often insufficient to control our deepest impulses, especially when we are hurt, tired, or afraid. It is a theological admission that taming the tongue is beyond our natural strength and requires divine intervention\u2014the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit who alone can heal the heart from which the poison flows.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 11: 9<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0645 \u064a\u062e\u0631\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0642 \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628\u0647\u060c \u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062f\u064a\u0642\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a\u0646\u062c\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0641\u0629.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> Here we see the weaponization of language. The mouth can be an instrument of social and emotional destruction, tearing down reputation and trust. The \u201cgodless\u201d person acts without regard for the sacred worth of their neighbor. The escape for the righteous is \u201cthrough knowledge\u201d\u2014not just factual knowledge, but the deep, intuitive wisdom to discern manipulative speech, to refuse to participate in slander, and to anchor one\u2019s identity in God rather than in the shifting opinions of others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Category 4: The Wisdom of Silence and Restraint<\/h3>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 10: 19<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0643\u062b\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u062e\u0644\u0648 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0639\u0635\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u0628\u0637 \u0634\u0641\u062a\u064a\u0647 \u0641\u0639\u0627\u0642\u0644.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> In a world that often values constant communication and having the last word, this verse champions the profound spiritual power of restraint. It speaks to the emotional truth that when we are agitated, anxious, or in conflict, saying more often escalates the sin and brokenness rather than resolving it. Prudence, or emotional intelligence, knows when to stop. It understands that silence can be a space where God can work, where tempers can cool, and where wisdom can be found.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 21: 23<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0645\u0646 \u064a\u062d\u0641\u0638 \u0641\u0645\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u064a\u062d\u0641\u0638 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u064a\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This reveals the deeply self-protective nature of verbal discipline. Much of the drama, distress, and \u201ccalamity\u201d in our lives is self-inflicted, born from saying the wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong spirit. Guarding our tongue is not just an act of piety for others; it is an act of profound self-care. It preserves our own peace, protects our relationships, and keeps us from the emotional shrapnel of unnecessary conflicts.<\/p>\n<h2>Proverbs 17:28<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cEven fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is a pragmatic and merciful piece of wisdom. It acknowledges that we don\u2019t always have a wise or helpful contribution to make. In those moments, silence is a shield that preserves both our own dignity and the peace of the community. It is a call to humility, urging us to resist the compulsion to speak simply to be heard. True discernment isn\u2019t always about having the right answer, but about knowing when no answer is needed from us.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0645\u0632\u0645\u0648\u0631 141: 3<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cSet a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is the humble posture of a soul that knows its own weakness. It echoes the sentiment of James 3:8\u2014that we cannot do this alone. It is a prayer that turns self-control into an act of reliance on God. The psalmist asks God to be the sentinel of his speech, the guardian at the gate. This transforms the stressful work of self-monitoring into a relational act of trusting God to co-regulate our impulses and sanctify our words.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 13: 3<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cThose who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> The language here is stark: life versus ruin. This elevates verbal stewardship from a mere social grace to a matter of spiritual and emotional survival. Guarding our lips means being intentional, thoughtful, and prayerful. Speaking rashly\u2014out of impulse, anger, or ego\u2014is a path toward the ruin of our reputation, our relationships, and our inner peace. Every day, with our words, we choose which path we are walking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Category 5: The Redemptive Purpose of the Tongue<\/h3>\n<h2>\u0623\u0641\u0633\u0633 4: 29<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0643\u0644\u0645\u0629 \u0631\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0641\u0648\u0627\u0647\u0643\u0645\u060c \u0628\u0644 \u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0644\u0628\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0646\u060c \u062d\u0633\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629\u060c \u0643\u064a \u064a\u0639\u0637\u064a \u0646\u0639\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0645\u0639\u064a\u0646.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is perhaps the clearest New Testament command for the purpose of Christian speech. It provides three crucial filters: 1) Is it wholesome and free of corruption? 2) Is it helpful for building up, not tearing down? 3) Is it tailored to the specific need of the person in this moment? This is a call to a radically empathetic and purposeful form of communication. Our words are meant to be instruments of grace, tools for the construction of stronger souls and deeper faith in others.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 16: 24<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0637\u064a\u0641\u0629 \u0647\u064a \u0634\u0647\u062f \u0639\u0633\u0644\u060c \u062d\u0644\u0648\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0646\u0641\u0633 \u0648\u0634\u0641\u0627\u0621 \u0644\u0644\u0639\u0638\u0627\u0645.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This verse uses beautiful sensory language to describe the deep, psychosomatic impact of kind words. They are not just heard by the ear; they are felt in the soul as sweetness and in the body as healing. In a world of harshness and criticism that creates chronic stress and tension (\u201cbrittle bones\u201d), gracious words can offer a moment of deep relief and restoration. They are a foretaste of God\u2019s own kindness, bringing comfort that permeates our entire being.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0644 15: 1<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u0635\u0631\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0636\u0628\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062c\u0639 \u064a\u0647\u064a\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u062e\u0637.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> This is a masterclass in emotional de-escalation. It reveals a profound understanding of human interaction. When faced with anger (wrath), our instinct is often to meet it with equal force (a harsh word), which only fuels the fire. A \u201csoft answer\u201d\u2014one that is gentle, humble, and non-defensive\u2014has the power to absorb the emotional energy of the attack and create an opportunity for connection instead of combat. It is the verbal equivalent of turning the other cheek.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0643\u0648\u0644\u0648\u0633\u064a 4:6<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n\"\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0645 \u0643\u0644 \u062d\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0646\u0639\u0645\u0629\u060c \u0645\u0635\u0644\u062d\u0629 \u0628\u0645\u0644\u062d\u060c \u0644\u0643\u064a \u062a\u0639\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627 \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0648\u0628\u0648\u0627 \u0643\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f.\"\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u062a\u0623\u0645\u0644:<\/strong> Speech is not to be a bland, empty exchange. 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