Proverbs 18:21 · KJV
“Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
— Proverbs 18:21
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; {and} with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 18 — Context
A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a castle.
20A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; {and} with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Cross References
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. {to...: or, to edify profitably}
Matthew 12:35-37
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech {be} alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Proverbs 10:19-21
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.
James 3:6-9
And the tongue {is} a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. {course: Gr. wheel}
Proverbs 13:2-3
A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 18:4-7
The words of a man's mouth {are as} deep waters, {and} the wellspring of wisdom {as} a flowing brook.