*Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,* says the LORD; *I will set him in safety from those who malign him.*
Proverbs 18:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
*Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,* says the LORD; *I will set him in safety from those who malign him.*
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Tell the righteous *Good!* For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
I create the fruit of the lips: Shalom, shalom, to him who is far off and to him who is near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;