Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

International Standard Version

The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

A Conservative Version

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.

Bible in Basic English

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Death and life [are] in the {power} of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.

Modern King James verseion

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.

NET Bible

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

and life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

are in the power
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

of the tongue
לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

and they that love
אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

it shall eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the fruit
פּרי 
P@riy 
Usage: 119

Verse Info

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

20 From the fruit of a man's mouth his belly shall be filled; and he shall be filled with the increase of his lips. 21 Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit 22 He finding a wife found good, and shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah.



Cross References

Ephesians 4:29

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, casts forth good things: and the evil man, out of the evil treasure, casts forth evil things.

Colossians 4:6

Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.

Proverbs 10:19-21

In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the just one shall germinate wisdom: and the tongue of perverseness shall be cut off.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the just a tree of life; and he taking souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is the snare of evil: and the just one shall come forth out of straits.

Proverbs 13:2-3

From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

Proverbs 18:4-7

Deep waters are the words of man's mouth, the fountain of wisdom a gushing stream.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

The words of the wise one's mouth, grace; and the lips of the foolish one shall swallow him down.

Titus 1:10-11

For many also are disorderly, vain talkers and infatuates, especially they of the circumcision:

James 3:6-9

(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.

Isaiah 57:19

Creating the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him being far off, and to him being near, said Jehovah; and I healed him.

Romans 10:14-15

How then shall they call upon whom they believed not? and how shall they believe whom they heard not? and how shall they hear without him proclaiming?

2 Corinthians 2:16

Truly to those an odor of death into death; and to those an odor of life into life. And who sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 11:15

No great thing therefore if also his servants are transformed as servants of justice; whose end shall be according to their works.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking excessive things of vanity, they decoy with the eager desires of the flesh, for licentiousness, them having truly escaped from those turned back in error.

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