For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff.
Proverbs 18:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Common English Bible Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. |
For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff.
The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut off.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
to the one a savour from death unto death; to the other a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;