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those who love to talk will reap the consequences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it <i>and</i> indulge it will eat its fruit <i>and</i> bear the consequences of their words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will have to eat their own words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The power of the tongue is life and death— those who love to talk will eat what it produces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Death and life <i>are</i> in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Death and life <i>are</i> in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/18.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/18.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/18.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Death and life <i>are</i> in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/18.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/18.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Death & life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shal eate the fruite thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/18.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/18.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, "" And those loving it eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Whoever values it shall eat from its fruits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and he that loves it will eat from its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those who love it shall eat the fruits thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/18.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥay·yîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">Life</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">and death</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">are in the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lā·šō·wn (N-cs) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">of the tongue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: wə·’ō·hă·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">and those who love it</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pir·yāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">its fruit.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">Death</a><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416. chay (khah'-ee) -- age"> and life</a><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand"> [are] in the power</a><a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956. lashown (law-shone') -- tongue"> of the tongue</a><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">, And those loving</a><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat"> it eat</a><a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit"> its fruit.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmpa 2416">Life</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> death</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> are in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="לָשֹׁון ncbsa 3956"> of the tongue</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqPmpc 157"> those who love</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> it</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqi3ms 398"> will eat</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="פְּרִי ncmsc 6529"> fruit</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">Death</a> <a href="/hebrew/2425b.htm" title="2425b">and life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">are in the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956. lashown (law-shone') -- tongue">of the tongue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">And those who love</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">it will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit">its fruit.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">Death</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416. chay (khah'-ee) -- age">and life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">[are] in the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956. lashown (law-shone') -- tongue">of the tongue:</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">and they that love</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">it shall eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit">the fruit</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">thereof.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/18-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 18:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 18:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/18-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 18:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 18:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>