A READING FROM PROVERBS - THE POWER OF THE TONGUE

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. King James Version

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. New International Version

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit - you choose. The Message

The tongue has power over life and death; those who indulge it must eat its fruit. The Complete Jewish Bible

Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words. New International Reader's Version

What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded. New Century Version

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. New Revised Standard Version, English Standard Version

Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life.
New Living Translation

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. Amplified Bible

Grace and I went to Church on Sunday, we met up with friends that we have known for some time and have been going to Church regularly forever. Faye joined us shortly afterwards.

It started off very informaly with coffee and pastries, followed by songs (which was a little different to what I had been used to) any church I have previously been to has been very traditional. I must admit that I was a little aprehensive and unsure whether traditional or this new modern look to religion (in my opinion) was the way to go.

Grace stayed for the first two hymns (songs) and then went off with the other children to the 'Kids club' or Sunday School as I formerly had known it. My very good friend 'S' had told me that she found it all a bit daunting on her first visit,and it more than prepared me, for how people around me reacted to Gods presence when singing. I sang, and I sang out loud, it is very uplifting and whats more it was uplifting to see that Faye and Grace were as equally impressed by it also.

The above proverb reading was the sermon, the Church Leader spoke of using the tongue badly was likened to a guns bullets shooting you down and keeping on until your body could not take anymore, she then went on to mention the word sniping as in sniping remarks at people and in the dictionary it is described as cutting and hurtful remarks and also 'sniper' as in being gunned down.

I actually hung on every word and have given it much thought this week..............the power of the tongue heh?