Proverbs 21:23, and What it means to all People.  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins August 23, 2021

      Proverbs 21:23 says Whoso keeps his mouth and tongue and keeps his soul from troubles.  What does this mean?  In a way, it means that we must keep to ourselves, and definitely stay out of trouble.  In a way, it means mind your business.

 I understand that people do not like getting into trouble.  However, this Bible verse is for those who like to gossip.  In a way it means that we must keep our mouths shut especially when it comes to other people.  I know that I used to get into fist fights because of the things that I had done wrong to other people.

Next, I want to say that I used to get beaten up because of the things that I said out of my mouth.  This is simply because I used to use vulgarity towards others.  I know that when I was a child, I used to get into trouble by cursing at other people.

Further, I want to say that I have changed a whole lot.  I used to be a disrespectful person.  I used to be a person who used vulgarity on a daily basis.  I want to inform everyone that God has changed me for the better.  For Example, I attended church on a regular basis.  My parents thought that I started rebelling at an early age.

 This is simply because I used to hang around my friends, and I started drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.  I engaged in this behavior for 18 years.  From 1972 to 1990; I did my own thing.  I was involved in street gangs at an early age.  I was using vulgarity all of the time. 

Why did I talk like that? It is because I used to get a rush at getting into trouble.  I was the oldest child out of 9 children.  I will admit that I did not know any better.  I was only acting out.  I am a very humble person right now.  I am a person who has a lot of common sense.

My parents used to pray for me.  My grandmother used to take me to her church from the time that I was 5 years old.  I remember when I attended church, I started listening to the Pastor at the church because I always wanted to become a Pastor.  However, I graduated with my high school diploma back on June 10, 1986.  This is because I got into trouble all of the time in high school.  9 years later, I graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Work.

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Currently, I am a Writer.  I want to say that God has saved me from myself.  This is simply because I literally almost killed myself on February 13, 2010.  God has been working patiently with me.  God has given me a second chance at life.  I feel much better right now.  I know that God loves me.  God loves me for the person that I am.  During the past 7 years, I started attending Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio.  I have been a Born-again Christian as soon as I got baptized on February 15, 2015.  My life has changed for the better. Finally, I feel much better right now.  I am a brand-new person because God has stopped me from using vulgarity.  God has removed the desire from me to use bad language.  My mouth is completely shut from using bad language and God has given me another chance at life again.

Proverbs 21:23, and What it means to all People.  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins August 23, 2021

      Proverbs 21:23 says Whoso keeps his mouth and tongue and keeps his soul from troubles.  What does this mean?  In a way, it means that we must keep to ourselves, and definitely stay out of trouble.  In a way, it means mind your business.

 I understand that people do not like getting into trouble.  However, this Bible verse is for those who like to gossip.  In a way it means that we must keep our mouths shut especially when it comes to other people.  I know that I used to get into fist fights because of the things that I had done wrong to other people.

Next, I want to say that I used to get beaten up because of the things that I said out of my mouth.  This is simply because I used to use vulgarity towards others.  I know that when I was a child, I used to get into trouble by cursing at other people.

Further, I want to say that I have changed a whole lot.  I used to be a disrespectful person.  I used to be a person who used vulgarity on a daily basis.  I want to inform everyone that God has changed me for the better.  For Example, I attended church on a regular basis.  My parents thought that I started rebelling at an early age.

 This is simply because I used to hang around my friends, and I started drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.  I engaged in this behavior for 18 years.  From 1972 to 1990; I did my own thing.  I was involved in street gangs at an early age.  I was using vulgarity all of the time. 

Why did I talk like that? It is because I used to get a rush at getting into trouble.  I was the oldest child out of 9 children.  I will admit that I did not know any better.  I was only acting out.  I am a very humble person right now.  I am a person who has a lot of common sense.

My parents used to pray for me.  My grandmother used to take me to her church from the time that I was 5 years old.  I remember when I attended church, I started listening to the Pastor at the church because I always wanted to become a Pastor.  However, I graduated with my high school diploma back on June 10, 1986.  This is because I got into trouble all of the time in high school.  9 years later, I graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Work.

​ 

Currently, I am a Writer.  I want to say that God has saved me from myself.  This is simply because I literally almost killed myself on February 13, 2010.  God has been working patiently with me.  God has given me a second chance at life.  I feel much better right now.  I know that God loves me.  God loves me for the person that I am.  During the past 7 years, I started attending Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio.  I have been a Born-again Christian as soon as I got baptized on February 15, 2015.  My life has changed for the better. Finally, I feel much better right now.  I am a brand-new person because God has stopped me from using vulgarity.  God has removed the desire from me to use bad language.  My mouth is completely shut from using bad language and God has given me another chance at life again.