It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii, 6, 8.
A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Proverbs xv, 1, 4.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
And be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as even God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians iv, 31, 32.
The Witch is yet at her work. She proceeded on her way, thankful that she has made one less shrew in the world.
CHAPTER VIII.
On her way along she observed a boy sitting on the walk near some shrubbery. He seemed very intent on whatever he was doing. She approached nearer and saw a poor butterfly denuded of its wings lying quivering in his hand, and he was looking at it with the most intense satisfaction.
"My lad, do you know that—
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Proverbs xv, 3.