Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
New American Standard Bible
And those who love it will eat its
King James Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Holman Bible
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
International Standard Version
The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.
A Conservative Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
American Standard Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Amplified
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
Bible in Basic English
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
Darby Translation
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit
King James 2000
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Death and life [are] in the {power} of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.
NET Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
New Heart English Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
The Emphasized Bible
Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.
Webster
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
World English Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Youngs Literal Translation
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be satisfied with the product of his lips. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it. 22 Whoever finds a wife finds good and gets favor from Jehovah.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 4:29
Let not any filthy word go out of your mouth, but if any is good to building up in respect of need, that it may give grace to the ones hearing.
Matthew 12:35-37
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings out good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings out evil things.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Proverbs 10:19-21
In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom; but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who takes souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.
Proverbs 13:2-3
From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.
Proverbs 18:4-7
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
The words of a wise mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him.
Titus 1:10-11
For there are indeed many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
James 3:6-9
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.
Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips; peace, peace, to him far off, and to him near, says Jehovah; and I will heal him.
Romans 10:14-15
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching?
2 Corinthians 2:16
to the one we are the savor of death to death, and to the other we are the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians 11:15
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they lure through the lusts of the flesh, by unbridled lust, the ones who were escaping from those who live in error;