Proverbs 18:21

Easy To Read Version

The tongue can speak words that bring life or death. And people who love to talk must be ready to accept what it brings.

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Proverbs 10:31

Good people say wise things. But people will stop listening to a person that says things that bring trouble.

Proverbs 11:30

The things a good man does are like the Tree of Life. {\cf2\super [14]} A wise man gives new life to people. {\cf2\super [15]}

Proverbs 12:13

An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.

Proverbs 21:23

If a person is careful about the things he says, then he saves himself from trouble.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the good people that good things will happen to them. They will receive a reward for the good things they do.

Isaiah 57:19

I will teach them a new word:\par ‘Peace.’\par I will give peace to the people near me\par and to the people that are far away.\par I will heal (forgive) those people!”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par

Hosea 10:13

But you planted evil, and you harvested trouble. You ate the fruit of your lies. Why? Because you have trusted in your power and your soldiers.

2 Corinthians 11:15

So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants make themselves look like servants who work for what is right. But in the end those people will be paid (punished) for the things they do.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the people who are being lost, we are the smell of death that brings death. But to the people who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is good enough to do this work?

Colossians 4:6

When you talk, you should always be kind and wise. Then you will be able to answer every person in the way you should.

2 Peter 2:18

Those false teachers boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap \{of sin\}. They lead away people who are just beginning to come away from other people who live wrong. Those false teachers do this by using the evil things people want to do in their sinful selves.