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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question:
Does anyone have any insight concerning the meaning of Proverbs 18:21? It is being commonly used to mean"what you say is what You get" Is this the correct context for the particular verse? |
Bible Answer: Hello Deont, Prov 18 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. (NKJV) Every word that we speak is being recorded for court (Judgement Day): Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. "what you say is what You get" is true only for trusting God (having faith in Him). A good example of this is immediately before the battle of the boy David vs the giant Goliath. The giant "spoke": 1 Samuel 17 44 And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" But David also "spoke": 45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give you into our hands." David's words clearly indicated his faith in God. God honoured David's words and faith by giving him the victory. Whereas, the giant's words showed faith in himself. 1 Peter 5:5 [ Submit to God, Resist the Devil ] Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." [ Proverbs 3:34] Pastor Glenn |