Verse List for PROV 18:21

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B I ◄ ← Prov 18:21 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The tongue has power over life and death, ⇔ → and those who love using it will eat its fruit.

OET-LV Death and_life are_in_the_hand _of the_tongue and_those _of_who_love _it he _will _eat fruit _of_its.

ULT Death and life, are in the hand of the tongue, ⇔ and those who love it will eat its fruit.

UST What people say can cause people to die or to remain alive. ⇔  So people who are skillful at talking will strongly influence what happens to themselves and to others.

BSB & MSB Life and death are in the power of the tongue, ⇔  and those who love [it] will eat its fruit.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Death and life are in the power of the tongue; ⇔  those who love it will eat its fruit.

NET Death and life are in the power of the tongue, ⇔ and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

LSV Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue,
And those loving it eat its fruit.

FBV What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.

T4T ⇔  What you say can cause others to be killed or it can cause them to continue to live; ⇔  so those who like to talk a lot must ◄accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm►.

LEB • Death and life are in the power[fn] of the tongue,
• and those who love her[fn] will eat of her fruit.

BBE Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Moff Death and life are determined by the tongue: ⇔  the talkative must take the consequences.

JPS Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.

ASV Death and life are in the power of the tongue; ⇔ And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

DRA Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

YLT Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Drby Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

RV Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

SLT Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit.

Wbstr Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.

KJB-1769 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

KJB-1611 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that loue it shall eate the fruite thereof.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.
(Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that love it, shall eat the fruit thereof.)

Gnva Death and life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.
(Death and life are in the power of ye/you_all tongue, and they that love it, shall eat the fruit thereof.)

Cvdl Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.
(Death and life stand in the power of the tongue, he that loveth/loves it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.)

Wycl Deth and lijf ben in the werkis of tunge; thei that louen it, schulen ete the fruytis therof.
(Deth and life been in the works of tongue; they that love it, should eat the fruits thereof.)

Luth Tod und Leben steht in der Zunge Gewalt; wer sie liebet, der wird von ihrer Frucht essen.
(death and life stands in the/of_the tongue violence; who they/she/them love(s), the/of_the becomes from of_their/her fruit eat.)

ClVg Mors et vita in manu linguæ; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.
(Mors and life in/into/on by_hand tongues/languages; who/which they_love her they_will_eat fruit his/her.)

UHB מָ֣וֶת וְ֭⁠חַיִּים בְּ⁠יַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝⁠אֹהֲבֶ֗י⁠הָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽ⁠הּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης, οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς.

BrTr Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.