How to Stop Gossiping James 3:7-8 in the KJB says, 7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. It's not even possible for an unbeliever to tame their tongue. Keep this in mind the next time that you are shocked by the things that unbelievers say! In olden days, man made more of an attempt to try to tame their tongue which is why etiquette and manners were introduced into civilized societies. Wars and all kinds of calamities have been a result of unruly tongues! The reason why the tongue can be so offensive is because the tongue speaks what is in our hearts, and an unbelievers heart is desperately wicked. Therefore, no unbeliever can truly tame his tongue not to speak evil things. Jeremiah 17:9 in the KJB says, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Howeve...