Posts Tagged ‘power of words’
Proverbs 13:2 Living on a diet
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence. Proverbs 13:2 NASB Rotherham: Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, [shall be sated with] violence. Words I speak — any words — are an…
Read MoreProverbs 12:25 The Bureau of Unpredictable Circumstances
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NASB Anxiety, fear, threat, projections of a future without hope all place the responsibility for wellbeing on something outside of my control. There are many things that do “inspire” this, including sickness, a lost job, deployment to a…
Read MoreProverbs 12:19 To infinity and beyond!
Truthful lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only for a moment. Proverbs 12:19 (NASB) The Emphasized Bible says: A lip that is faithful shall be firm to futurity, but only for a twinkling (while I wink) is a tongue that is false. Proverbs 12:19 (Rotherham) When something is “established forever” it…
Read MoreProverbs 12:13 Catch and release
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble. Proverbs 12:13 NASB Words are powerful. They connected directly to a man’s soul. They are part of me and reflect my thinking and my ownership of an intention or belief. Just like a mouse has a tail…
Read MoreProverbs 12:6 Words
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. Proverbs12:6NASB Or, the words of the wicked are, “lie in wait for blood” (as though that is there instruction to others). I understand that people become what they choose. If I choose wickedness and only that…
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