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Proverbs 18:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
Proverbs 18:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a castle.
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; {and} with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Death and life {are} in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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