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A thought from the scriptures

Published: Saturday, Feb. 10, 1996

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Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile." - Ps. 34:13

"To be without guile is to be free of deceit, cunning, hypocrisy and dishonesty in thought or action," said Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve in the April 1988 general conference. "When [the Savior] spoke about being without guile, He referred to something far deeper than outward appearance. He was reaching into the soul, to the very heart of righteousness. He was touching the key to goodness and to the Christlike life. To be without guile is to be pure in heart - an essential virtue for those who would be counted among true followers of Christ."