Praying is more about listening than talking, that is why God gave you two ears and one mouth.
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C. NEIL STRAIT We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
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PROVERB God gave you two hands one belongs to you and the other to your fellow man.
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AULIQ ICE Your tongue is more foolish than you but your ears are wiser than you.
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