Will God hold a person accountable for speaking to himself aloud in a faint voice that others cannot hear, by analogy with God overlooking what passes through the heart unless it is uttered or acted upon?
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Whispers of the self are forgiven as long as a person does not speak them aloud or act upon them. Speaking, whether audibly or inaudibly, will be accounted for.
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