I have searched out scriptures that refer to the effects on your words and the effect they have on our bodies. As you can see, I have chosen many from Proverbs—I refer these to as God's fortune cookies! Enjoy and allow the Word to take residence in your being.
| Job 22:28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. |
| Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.. |
| Mark 11:23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. (Words of Jesus) |
| Proverbs 16:9 A man's mind plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. |
| Proverbs 18:20,21 From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. |
| James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell. |
| Proverbs 21:23 He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble |
| Isaiah 57:19 Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the LORD; and I will heal him. |
| Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| Proverbs 12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men |
| Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him. |
| Proverbs 12:18 There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.. |
| Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| Proverbs 14:3 The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them |
| Proverbs 15:4 gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit |
| Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. |
| Proverbs 16:23 The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips. |
| Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
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It is my prayer that these scriptures persuade you into the truth about our thoughts and that tongue of ours! |
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