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


In Context

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.

23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer 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 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 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 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.