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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

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

19

A brother offended {is harder to be won} than a strong city: and {their} contentions {are} like the bars of a castle.

20

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

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

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{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

23

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

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