Bible Text: Exodus 20:16, 1 Samuel 19:1–7 | Preacher: Pastor Peter Gregory | The tongue is difficult to control and does great damage. In Jonathan’s treatment of David, we see an example of how one is to use the tongue to serve the neighbor and defend another’s reputation. Even more, in Jesus Christ, the Son of David, we see One is pierced by the slings and arrows of malicious tongues, but who rises from the dead to speak a life-giving word of forgiveness.