Power Of Words

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

already ye are clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God,

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, <FI>Is<Fi> the word spoken at its fit times.

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; — read the full passage →

Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

and now, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God--living and remaining--to the age;

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied.

So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.

Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know <FI>them<Fi> , because spiritually they are discerned;

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping <FI>it<Fi> !'

Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, `Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might--through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

for even if he was crucified from infirmity, yet he doth live from the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him from the power of God toward you.

and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.

Deep waters <FI>are<Fi> the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a flowing brook.

Every saying of God <FI>is<Fi> tried, A shield He <FI>is<Fi> to those trusting in Him.

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

And Jesus answering said to them, `Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

and the truth shall make you free.'

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed <FI>it<Fi> with the bathing of the water in the saying,

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things. — read the full passage →