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Proverbs 18:21

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 18:21 in other translations

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

Proverbs 18:21 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:21 in context

  1. 19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
  2. 20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth.
    With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
  3. 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
    those who love it will eat its fruit.
  4. 22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favor of Yahweh.
  5. 23The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.