Proverbs 18:20
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18:20From the fruit of a person’s mouth69 his stomach is satisfied,70
with the product of his lips is he satisfied.
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- 69 Two images are used in this proverb: the fruit of the mouth and the harvest of the lips. They are synonymous; the first is applied to the orchard and the second to the field. The “mouth” and the “lips” are metonymies of cause, and so both lines are speaking about speech that is productive.
- 70 Heb “his midst.” This is rendered “his stomach” because of the use of שָׂבַע (sava’, “to be satisfied; to be sated; to be filled”), which is usually used with food (cf. , “belly”). Productive speech is not just satisfying—it meets the basic needs of life. There is a practical return for beneficial words.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
the right words bring satisfaction.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
From the fruit of a man’s mouth, his stomach will be satisfied,
as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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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