Proverbs 18:21

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

Isaiah 3:10

“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 57:19

“I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” Says the Lord, “And I will heal him.”

Hosea 10:13

You have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your mighty men.

2 Corinthians 11:15

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.