Proverbs 18:21–22
Proverbs 18:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favour of the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
22 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
and he receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 What you say can mean life or death.
Those who speak with care will be rewarded.
22 When a man finds a wife, he finds something good.
It shows that the Lord is pleased with him.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love to talk will have to eat their own words.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds something good
and has obtained favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love her will eat of her fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds good,
and he will obtain favor from Yahweh.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 Your tongue has the power of life and death.
Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.
22 The one who finds a wife finds what is good.
He receives favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.