Proverbs 18:21

New American Bible - revised edition

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the just yields wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.

Proverbs 12:13

By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared, but the just escape from a tight spot.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard mouth and tongue guard themselves from trouble.

Isaiah 3:10

Happy the just, for it will go well with them, the fruit of their works they will eat.

Isaiah 57:19

creating words of comfort. Peace! Peace to those who are far and near, says the Lord; and I will heal them.

Hosea 10:13

But you have plowed wickedness, reaped perversity, and eaten the fruit of falsehood. Because you have trusted in your own power, and in your many warriors,

2 Corinthians 11:15

So it is not strange that his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. Paul’s Boast: His Labors.

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the latter an odor of death that leads to death, to the former an odor of life that leads to life. Who is qualified for this?

Ephesians 4:29

No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you should respond to each one. Tychicus and Onesimus.

2 Peter 2:18

For, talking empty bombast, they seduce with licentious desires of the flesh those who have barely escaped from people who live in error.