21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.


In Context

18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:21The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.