Proverbs 18:21
21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Other Translations of Proverbs 18:21
King James Version
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
English Standard Version
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
The Message
21 Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit - you choose.
New King James Version
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
New Living Translation
21 The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:21
Commentary on Proverbs 18:21
(Read Proverbs 18:21)
Many a one has caused his own death, or the death of others, by a false or injurious tongue.