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Where is “The tongue has the power of life and death” in the Bible?
“The tongue has the power of life and death” is Proverbs 18:21. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
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It is Proverbs 18:21.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
The verse
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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What it means there
Words can ruin a person or rescue one. The second half says people eat the fruit of how they talk. The proverb is about the weight of speech, not about speaking wishes into being.
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Where is “The tongue has the power of life and death” in the Bible?
“The tongue has the power of life and death” is Proverbs 18:21. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
Is “The tongue has the power of life and death” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Proverbs 18:21. In the Lumin Translation, Proverbs 18:21 reads: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Who said “The tongue has the power of life and death”?
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
What does “The tongue has the power of life and death” mean in the Bible?
Words can ruin a person or rescue one. The second half says people eat the fruit of how they talk. The proverb is about the weight of speech, not about speaking wishes into being.
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