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


In Context

17 He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.

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 favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:20From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:20Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:20A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:20From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:20A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.