Swords and Ears

Yesterday, in General Conference worship, we sang Grace Alone.  The words on the screen at one point said:

Every loving sword we say
Every ear we wipe away

Everyone makes typos, inlcuding yours truly, all the time.  I just through this one was interesting. 

Think of these verses:

Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18)

From the same mouth comes a blessing and a curse. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so (James 3:10)

Sometimes our words, even if we think they are loving, are swords.  We become deaf to the effects of what we say, as if our ears have been wiped away.

We should all take care that our words are not swords and that we don't create extra tears to wipe away due to our own deafness.