Proverbs 18:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Death and life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:21 in Context — Proverbs 18
19 El hermano ofendido [es más tenaz] que una ciudad fuerte: y las contiendas [de los hermanos] son como cerrojos de alcázar.
20 Del fruto de la boca del hombre se hartará su vientre; hartaráse del producto de sus labios.
21 La muerte y la vida están en poder de la lengua; y el que la ama comerá de sus frutos.
22 El que halló esposa halló el bien, y alcanzó la benevolencia de Jehová.
23 El pobre habla con ruegos; mas el rico responde durezas.
What Does Proverbs 18:21 Mean?
Proverbs 18:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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