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The Weight of Our Words

The Weight of Our Words

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John Crosby
May 15, 2024
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“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

Proverbs 18:21 (NIV)

The adage “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” may have been true on the playground, but could not be farther from the truth in marriage. Few things rival the power of one’s words to build or destroy the covenant of marriage.

By design, our marriage partner’s words, for better or worse, are

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