Proverbs 18:21

New English Translation

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

Proverbs 10:31

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

Isaiah 57:19

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the Lord, “and I will heal them.

Hosea 10:13

But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.

2 Corinthians 2:16

to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Ephesians 4:29

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

2 Peter 2:18

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.