Proverbs 18:21

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Summary

Proverbs 18:21

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

Death

And

Proverbs 10:19

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Isaiah 57:19

General references

Deuteronomy 22:14

Proverbs 21:23

Bible References

Death

Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.

The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls is wise.

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

How then shall they call upon him in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe on him of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?

to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --

and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

And

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.

Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Producing the fruit of the lips, 'Peace, peace,' to the far off, and to the near, And I have healed him, said Jehovah.

General references

and laid against her actions of words, and brought out against her an evil name, and said, This woman I have taken, and I draw near unto her, and I have not found in her tokens of virginity:

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.