Proverbs 18:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 18:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

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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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 18

¹⁹ An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

²⁰ From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

²¹ Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

²² He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

²³ The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

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