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Proverbs 18:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

Douay-Rheims

מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Nikolaj Velimirovic

20th centuryChurch Father

Truly, great is the unsearchable mystery of the word, and its power and influence cannot be measured or counted. Human speech can be carried from one end of the planet to the other through today's ingenious inventions. A word spoken in America can be heard by an ear in Europe. Is this not an image of the all-hearing omniscience of God?

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