Proverbs 18:21 - The Scriptures 2009

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. [Matt. 12:37.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Common English Bible

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

Proverbs 18:21 Cross References

Psalm 12:5

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, I now arise, says יהוה, “I set in safety – he pants for it.”

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the tongue of perverseness is cut out.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is winning lives is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare, But the righteous gets out of distress.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Guards his life from distresses.

Isaiah 3:10

“Say to the righteous it is well, for they eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 57:19

creating the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” said יהוה, “and I shall heal him.”

Hosea 10:13

You have ploughed wrongness, you have reaped unrighteousness, you have eaten the fruit of lying, because you trusted in your own way, in your many mighty men.

2 Corinthians 11:15

It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works!

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are the smell of death to death, and to the other the fragrance of life to life. And who is competent for these?

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.

Colossians 4:6

Let your word always be with favour, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you ought to answer each one.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking arrogant nonsense, they entice – through the lusts of the flesh, through indecencies – the ones who have indeed escaped from those living in delusion,