Evidence abounds and emphasizes this truth.
Like Yen and Yang, the bible describes both a "shady side" and a "sunny side" to speaking...
Proverbs 18 speaks of words having the power of life and death. James 3 speaks of the tongue being a fire, and paints a picture of great forests being burned by it...
Hope can be found in verses like Proverbs 10, which says that the mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.
I like that!
Then, there is the "Self Fulfilling Prophesy" theory... I can say, from personal experience, that words have effectively shaped the view I carry of myself; thereby shaping who I've become, so I tend to find this theory quite probably true.
All in all, try to remember this: What you say of Yourself, you tend to become, and what you say of Others, they tend to become.
-Speak Life into those around you. Plant Seeds of Self Assurance. Change the World, one word at at time...
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