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 contentions are as the bars of a palace.

20 A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

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

22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.

23 He that is poor speaketh with supplications, 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 American Standard 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 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.