Frederick William Faber, Growth in Holiness (Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1855), p. 72.

Is the scrupulous attention I am paying to the government of my tongue at all proportioned to that tremendous truth revealed through St. James, that if I do not bridle my tongue, all my religion is vain?

— Frederick William Faber on Evil speaking

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Is the scrupulous attention I am paying to the government of my tongue at all proportioned to that tremendous truth revealed through St. James, that if I do not bridle my tongue, all my religion is vain?" in the context of "Frederick William Faber, Growth in Holiness (Baltimore: John Murphy & Co., 1855), p. 72." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Frederick William Faber

About Frederick William Faber

Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English hymn writer and theologian.