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Matthew 12:36-37: every idle word men speak they shall give account of, for by their words they shall be justified and by their words condemned. Read of inner talking: the words spoken to oneself do not recede into the past but advance to confront one, as wasted or invested words.

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Matthew 12:36-37 | every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof. For by their words they shall be justified, and by their words they shall be condemned

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She can imagine that he is now generous, because now he has so much that he wants to give to her as she gave to him, and she can break the spell cast on him.
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He said, “He will father your child but he will not support it. He will live in a bar and he will always be worthless.” This man has fulfilled that prophesy in every detail.
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We are told that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof. For by their words they shall be justified, and by their words they shall be condemned.
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