Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
In Context
22He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from LORD.
Cross References
Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.
Proverbs 10:31The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Proverbs 12:13A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Proverbs 18:4The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Isaiah 57:19I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near, says LORD, and I will heal him.
Romans 10:14How then will they call on whom they have not believed? And how will they believe of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without preaching?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:21
20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Note, 1. Our comfort depends very much upon the testimony of our own consciences, for us or against us. The belly is here put for the conscience, as ch. xx. 27 . Now it is of great consequence to us whether that be satisfied, and what that is filled with, for, accordingly, will our satisfaction be and our inward peace. 2. The testimony of our consciences will be for us, or against us, according as… Read the whole commentary →