Peh - The power of Speech
It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.
Matthew 15:11.
Jesus’ brother James, who was the chief spokesman for the Jerusalem church at the Council of Jerusalem wrote this, almost 2000 years ago, in one of his letters to the 12 tribes of Israel.
We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring. (James 3, verses 3 -12)
The popular ABBA wrote a song: By the rivers of Babylon and they quote the bible directly in this song when they sing: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight… (Psalm 19:14)
Like apples of gold in settings of silver, is a word spoken at the proper time.
Proverbs 25:11
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
May God bless you with understanding.
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S(ch)austall, Ramsen, Germany - Naumann Architektur
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Galar characters having the same dialect as the irl places they’re based on is so real to me. Why did the anime make them American. This would be so much funnier
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The tgcf characters are good-looking, BUT THE MANHWA MAKES THEM GORGEOUS
Xia Lian
Hua Cheng
Feng Xin
Mu Qing
Pei Ming
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“canaries should stay above ground” is the new “can i have a cigarette” i’m calling it right now
(that moment when both of you are protagonists of a horror podcast written by jonny sims where the first episode has a metaphorical animal that serves as a bad omen for the events of the show but also foreshadowing you having a bad time)
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Anthony Fineran (B 1981), Zip Pey TNS 40, 2023
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