breach — an opening, a tear, or a rupture; A gap or rift, especially in or as if in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.

A dam or dike that has been breached . . . . Well, that’s a bad deal. It allows water to go where it isn’t wanted.

When the levees in New Orleans were breached during and after Hurricane Katrina, people died and lots of property was damaged.

But what about this kind of breach?

“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit” (Proverbs 15:4).

A breach in my spirit would let in lots of evil — very, very bad.

When I allow perversity on my tongue, I am breaching my own spirit!

May God give me victory over any evil speech.

In Proverbs, the fool is one who disregards God. He lives how he wants, not caring about or giving consideration to the Holy One.

I encounter that kind of fool in person, of course, but also in some of my listening and some of my reading.

“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge” (Proverbs 14:7).

Now, how radical does God want me to be in applying that verse?