Our tongues and speaking ability is a blessing from Allah. It is important for us to assess how we are using this gift.
Are we using it to remember Him? Are we using it as a means to seek His Pleasure?
Or are we using it to bury ourselves in sins by backbiting, lying, engaging in evil vain talk and all other blameworthy acts?
If we find ourselves in the latter category to any extent, then we should seriously stop and seek Allah's forgiveness. Seek His forgiveness before it is too late.
Pray to Allah for help and guidance. Use your full strength to improve yourself and free yourself from such blameworthy deeds.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever has wronged his brother with regard to his honour or anything else, let him seek his forgiveness today, before there will be no dinar and no dirham, and if he has any good deeds to his credit they will be taken from him in a manner commensurate with the wrong he did, and if he has no good deeds, then some of his counterpart’s bad deeds will be taken and added to his burden.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2317.
