Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Sanhedrin 203:2

מאי גרמא ליה אמר אביי ברית כרותה לשפתים שנאמר (מלכים ב י, יח) אחאב עבד הבעל מעט יהוא יעבדנו הרבה רבא אמר חותמו של אחיה השילוני ראה וטעה

Now what caused this? — Abaye said: A covenant is made for the lips,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the spoken word, even if unintentional, becomes fulfilled. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> as it is written, [And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them,] Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 18. These words, though spoken guilefully, had to be fulfilled. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>

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