Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 18
Proverbs 18:21 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
DRA
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
FBV
What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
GNV
Death and life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.
JPS
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.
LSV
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, || And those loving it eat its fruit.
NIV (US)
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
OJB
Mavet and chayyim are in the power of the lashon, and they that love it shall eat the p'ri (fruit) thereof.
T4T
What you say can cause others to be killed or it can cause them to continue to live; so those who like to talk a lot must ◄accept the consequences/realize that what they say can cause much harm►.
WEB (US)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Смерть и жизнь — во власти языка, и любящие его вкусят от плодов его.
НРП
У языка — сила жизни и смерти, те, кто любит его, будут вкушать его плоды.
Заокская (Кулаков) [18:22]
Кто нашел достойную жену — нашел наилучшее в жизни и обрел благоволение Господа.
СП (БЛ)
Язык может говорить слова, которые приносят жизнь или смерть. Поэтому любители поговорить должны быть готовы принять последствия сказанного.