Proverbs 18:20

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

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In The King James Version

A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

In Context

19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:2By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.

Proverbs 22:21To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:20

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. Note, 1. Great care must be taken to prevent quarrels among relations, and those that are under special obligation to each other, not only because they are most unnatural and unbecoming, but because between such things are commonly taken most unkindly, and resentments are apt to be carried too far. Wisdom and grace would indeed make it most easy to us to forgive our relations and friends if they… Read the whole commentary →

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