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


In Context

17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

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

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

22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

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 English Revised 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 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 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.