PRO 18:20 Parallel View

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ULT From the fruit of the mouth of a man his belly is satisfied;
 ⇔ with the produce of his lips he is satisfied.

UST What people say will satisfy them when they are hungry.
⇔ Indeed, what people say will satisfy them.

BSB  ⇔ From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled;
⇔ with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

OEB A man’s words will bear for him plenty of fruit.
⇔ and his speech will have an abundant harvest.

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

NET From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied,
 ⇔ with the product of his lips is he satisfied.

LSV From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied,
[From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

FBV Make sure you're satisfied with what you say—you have to live with your words.[fn]

18:20 Many different interpretations have been given for the meaning of this verse.

T4T  ⇔ People are happy when they hear others say [MTY] something that is good,
⇔ like they are happy when they eat food that is good [MET].

LEB • as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.

BBE With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

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

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

DRA Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

YLT From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

DBY A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

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

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

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

BB A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.
(A mans belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his own mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.)

GNV With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
(With the fruit of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. )

CB A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.
(A mans bely shall be satisfied with the fruit of his own mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shall he be fylled.)

WYC A mannus wombe schal be fillid of the fruit of his mouth; and the seedis of hise lippis schulen fille hym.
(A man's womb shall be filled of the fruit of his mouth; and the seedis of his lippis should fille him.)

LUT Einem Mann wird vergolten, danach sein Mund geredet hat, und wird gesättiget von der Frucht seiner Lippen.
(Einem man becomes vergolten, after/thereafter/then his Mund geredet has, and becomes gesättiget from the Frucht his Lippen.)

CLV De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.
(De fructu oris viri replebitur venter his, and genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt him. )

BRN A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.

BrLXX Ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησι κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται.
(Apo karpōn stomatos anaʸr pimplaʸsi koilian autou, apo de karpōn ⱪeileōn autou emplaʸsthaʸsetai. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑⁠וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו יִשְׂבָּֽע

from_the=fruit mouth (a)_man satisfied stomach,his yield lips,his satisfied

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the clauses with a word that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “From the fruit of the mouth of a man his belly is satisfied; yes, with the produce of his lips he is satisfied”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑⁠וֹ

from_the=fruit mouth (a)_man satisfied stomach,his

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The fruit of the mouth of a man satisfies his belly”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ

from_the=fruit mouth (a)_man

See how you translated this phrase in 12:14.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑⁠וֹ

satisfied stomach,his

Here, Solomon speaks of a person eating enough food to feel satisfied as if that person’s belly were a person who could be satisfied. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will eat enough to feel satisfied”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו יִשְׂבָּֽע

yield lips,his satisfied

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the produce of his lips satisfies him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣י⁠ו

yield lips,his

Here, Solomon refers to what a person says as if it were produce from that person’s lips. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “with what he says”

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