Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
“power of the tongue” = under the direction, or control of.
Proverbs 18:20 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
Gods Word has creative power and brings order.
Hebrew 1:3 … He upholds the universe by the word of His power.
Everything we see was created, and responds to the faith-filled word of God.
Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.
The quality of your life is dependent upon the words you speak…
Proverbs 18:21 And those who love it will eat its fruit.
The word Love: "to have affection for," "to hold dearly as a beloved," or "to claim as a friend."
Your words are of great value because your words make connections!
Words Connect: Mouth To Heart
Matthew 12:33-35 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
You can change the condition of your heart by changing the confession of your mouth.
Words Connect: People to God
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
Psalm 107:20 He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Romans 10:9-10 if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:13 “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Words Connect: People to People
Proverbs 18:20-21 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. 21 And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.
Ephesians 5:25-26 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
“I was wrong will you forgive me”
You are either allowing God to bless you, or you are allowing the enemy to steal from you based on the words that you are saying.
Matthew 12:36-37 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give an account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Words are so valuable, God is recording every one of them and you will give an account for what you said on the day of judgment.
Proverbs 18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit."