PRO 18:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης, οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς.
(Thanatos kai zōaʸ en ⱪeiri glōssaʸs, hoi de kratountes autaʸs edontai tous karpous autaʸs. )

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

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 remain alive.
⇔ And people who love to talk will experience the consequences for what they say.

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

OEB Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
⇔ and those who love it must eat its fruit.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

18:? Literally “hand”

18:? That is, the power of the tongue

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.

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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.

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

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 enioye the fruit thereof.)

Wyc 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 tunge; they that love it, should eat the fruytis thereof.)

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

ClVg Mors et vita in manu linguæ; qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.
(Mors and vita in by_hand linguæ; who diligunt her comedent fructus his. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מָ֣וֶת וְ֭⁠חַיִּים בְּ⁠יַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן

death and,life in/on/at/with,power tongue

Here Solomon speaks of a person’s tongue as if it were a person who held Death and life in his hand. He means that what people say can cause people to die or stay alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A person’s death and life can be determined by what a person says”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מָ֣וֶת וְ֭⁠חַיִּים

death and,life

See how you translated the abstract nouns Death in 2:18 and life in 8:36.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לָשׁ֑וֹן

tongue

See how you translated the same use of tongue in 6:17.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽ⁠הּ

eat fruit,its

Here Solomon speaks of people receiving the consequences for what they say as if those consequences were fruit that they will eat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will receive its consequences”

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