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


In Context

18 Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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

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

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord .

23 A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly.

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 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 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.