11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. ~ Proverbs 10:11NKJV
Because of the words spoken by the righteous, there is life, a well of life. But the words of the wicked are not the same. Violence seeps in, and violence covers the mouths of wicked men.
We are to put away filthy talk from amongst ourselves when we are Christians because words defile us. It is not what goes into the mouth but what comes out of the mouth that defiles us, according to Jesus (Matthew 15:11).
Words bring life, or they bring death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Whether good or bad, whether healthy or harmful, you will eat the fruits that you cultivate with your words.
There is wisdom in the words of the childhood song, “Oh Be Careful Little Mouth.”
Oh, be careful, little mouth, what you say,
Oh, be careful, little mouth, what you say.
There’s a Father up above looking down in tender love,
So, be careful, little mouth, what you say.
Truly our words hold the power of life and death because in them is the power to create or to teardown.
The very first chapter of the very first book of the Bible states that God spoke everything into being. It says that God said, “Let there be light, and light was.” It didn’t hesitate, and it didn’t stop being. And so it continued on for the next five days; God said, “Let there be, and there was.”
God’s words are creative; how can we, His children, the Bride of the Lamb, speak any different? We must speak words of life.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Careful What You Say.
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