Verbal and Emotional Abuse Quotes

“His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.” (Psalm 55:21)”
― June Hunt, Verbal & Emotional Abuse: Victory Over Verbal and Emotional Abuse

“Words possess immense power. Through a word, God created the world. Through The Word, who was made flesh (John 1:14), God saved the world. Words can be life-giving as well as life-threatening; life-giving by inspiring us to be all we were meant to be, and life-threatening by destroying our hopes and dashing our dreams. Ultimately, words move from being positive to being abusive when they hurt our hearts and harm our relationships.”
― June Hunt, Verbal & Emotional Abuse: Victory Over Verbal and Emotional Abuse