Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy 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
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.
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 belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his own mouth, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 21 Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof. 22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and receiveth an wholesome benefit of the LORD.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 4:29
Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.
Matthew 12:35-37
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of his evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.
Proverbs 10:19-21
Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just will be talking of wisdom; but the tongue of the froward shall perish.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.
Proverbs 13:2-3
A good man shall enjoy the fruit of his mouth; but he that hath a froward mind, shall be spoiled.
Proverbs 18:4-7
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.
Titus 1:10-11
For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision,
James 3:6-9
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.
Isaiah 57:19
I make the fruits of thanksgiving. I give peace unto them that are far off, and to them that are nigh, say I the LORD, that make him whole.
Romans 10:14-15
But how shall they call on him, on whom they believed not? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without a preacher?
2 Corinthians 2:16
to the one part are we the savor of death unto death; and unto the other part are we the savor of life unto life. And who is mete unto these things?
2 Corinthians 11:15
Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers fashion themselves as though they were the ministers of righteousness: whose end shall be according to their deeds.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.