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“A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him” (Proverbs 12:14).
We all understand the last part of this verse; that is, we realize that if we work with our hands, we can expect to be paid for it. But what does the first part mean? It says that we will also be rewarded for what we say. We may not get money for what we say, but there will be a reward of good.
I know a Christian man who operates a big business, and one day he was speaking to another man (an unbeliever) about a business matter. After while the other man said to him, “What religion are you? You seem to be at peace inside yourself.” Then the Christian was able to speak to him about the Lord Jesus, and tell him how he too could have peace with God about his sins, and be at peace about everything else too. Although he did not get money for it, my friend was “satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth.” How we speak is important, for we may be the only Bible that unbelievers read. They should be able to see the “fruit of the Spirit” in us.
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