The Shakespearean sonnet, titled “Sonnet: When Honeyed Speech Veils Sinful Motives, Christ Alone Guides Aright,” explores the theme of noble-sounding speech masking nefarious purposes, with a Christ-centered focus. It warns of deceptive tongues that use pious, eloquent words to mislead believers, likening them to wolves in sheep’s clothing who sow discord for selfish gain. In contrast, Christ, the eternal Word, exposes these hidden motives with His unyielding truth, exemplified by His cross and blood. The sonnet concludes with a prayer for Christ’s protection from deceit, affirming His voice as the sole guide to salvation. The title encapsulates the contrast between deceptive rhetoric and Christ’s pure guidance, using vivid imagery to underscore the poem’s message.

O silver tongues that weave a saintly guise,
With honeyed words, professing love divine,
Yet hide beneath a serpent’s cunning lies,
To lure the flock from Christ’s unerring vine.
Their anthems soar, as if from heaven sent,
Yet sow discord where sacred peace should reign;
Like wolves in fleece, their hearts on greed are bent,
They twist His truth for glory, gold, or gain.

But Christ, the Word, with piercing light reveals,
The shadowed motives cloaked in pious art.
His cross, His blood, the truth that never yields,
Restores the lost and heals the broken heart.
O Savior, guard us from the liar’s spell,
Thy voice alone leads home where saints shall dwell.