Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
New American Standard Bible
And those who love it will eat its
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
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
20 A man's stomach shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 Whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Matthew 12:35-37
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.
Proverbs 10:19-21
In the multitude of words there lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom: but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall escape from trouble.
Proverbs 13:2-3
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.
Proverbs 18:4-7
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom like a flowing brook.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
Titus 1:10-11
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision:
James 3:6-9
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
Romans 10:14-15
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one we are the fragrance of death unto death; and to the other the fragrance of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians 11:15
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that have just escaped from them who live in error.