Words

 The only thing God does in the Bible is speak. Every single
thing he ever did was preceeded or accompanied by words. Words created the universe, blessed people, cursed people, brought healing, deliverance, salvation. Words bring love, joy, peace, happiness, contentment, and faith.
Words also bring anxiety, fear, defeatism, and destruction.
When a child hears words of nurture, praise, and encouragement, he or she
feels valued, loved, and special. They carry that self-image into their
adult life and pass it on to THEIR children.
When a child hears words of belittlement and degredation, he or she is
handicapped going into adulthood, by a sense of being a worthless loser who
nobody loves or values, despite the fact that this person is created in
God's image.  He or she, if fortunate, is able to overcome this, but it
takes a lifetime of work that never ends.
Did we ever hear, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may never harm me."? That is one of the most incorrect things you will ever hear. Words create, and words destroy. Your words live outlive you and create a legacy...good or bad.

James 3:6 -
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It
corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is
itself set on fire by hell.