Proverbs 18:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; And with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ A man's [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Common English Bible

²⁰ The stomach is satisfied by the fruit of the mouth; one’s lips can earn a satisfying income.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ From the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.

Proverbs 18:20 Cross References

Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of his mouth, a person will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

Proverbs 14:14

The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good one, what his deeds deserve.

Proverbs 18:19

An offended brother is harder to reach than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

Proverbs 22:18

For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are  constantly on your lips.

Proverbs 22:21

in order to teach you true and reliable words, so that you may give a dependable report  , to those who sent you?