Proverbs 18:21
מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ־ לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
20מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע ׃
22מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה ׃
Cross References
Psalms 12:5אֲשֶׁר אָֽמְרוּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָֽנוּ ׃
Proverbs 10:31פִּֽי ־ צַדִּיק יָנוּב חָכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹן תַּהְפֻּכוֹת תִּכָּרֵֽת ׃
Proverbs 12:13בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק ׃
Proverbs 18:4מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי ־ אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה ׃
Isaiah 57:19בּוֹרֵא נוב שְׂפָתָיִם שָׁלוֹם ׀ שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָּרוֹב אָמַר יְהוָה וּרְפָאתִֽיו ׃
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 →