Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
In context
19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
20A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 18:21 · 口語訳聖書死と生とは舌に支配される、これを愛する者はその実を食べる。한국어 · 잠언 18:21 · 개역한글죽고 사는 것이 혀의 권세에 달렸나니 혀를 쓰기 좋아하는 자는 그 열매를 먹으리라Español · Proverbios 18:21 · Reina-Valera (1909)La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.Português · Provérbios 18:21 · Bíblia Livre (2018)A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua; e aquele que a ama comerá do fruto dela.
