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Proverbs 18:21
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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.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
DeathH4194 and lifeH2416 are in the powerH3027 of the tongueH3956: and they that loveH157 it shall eatH398 the fruitH6529 thereof.
Original Hebrew
מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשֹׁון וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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מָ֣וֶת |
Ma.vet | H4194 | HNcmsa | death |
וְ֭/חַיִּים |
Ve./chai.yim | H2416 | HC/Ncmpa | and/ life |
בְּ/יַד |
be./yad- | H3027 | HR/Ncbsc | (are) in/ (the) hand of |
לָשׁ֑וֹן |
la.Shon | H3956 | HNcbsa | (the) tongue |
וְ֝/אֹהֲבֶ֗י/הָ |
ve./'o.ha.Vei./ha | H157 | HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs | and/ (those who) love/ it |
יֹאכַ֥ל |
yo.Khal | H398 | HVqi3ms | he will eat |
פִּרְיָֽ/הּ |
pir.Ya/h | H6529 | HNcmsc/Sp3fs | fruit/ its |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
- H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
- H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H4194 — מָוֶת (mâveth, maw'-veth): from מוּת; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin; (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
- H6529 — פְּרִי (pᵉrîy, per-ee'): from פָּרָה; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- and — Proverbs 10:19, Ecclesiastes 10:12-14, Isaiah 57:19
- Death — Proverbs 10:20-21, Proverbs 10:31, Proverbs 11:30, Proverbs 18:4-7, Matthew 12:35-37, Romans 10:14-15, 2 Corinthians 2:16, 2 Corinthians 11:15, Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 4:6, Titus 1:10-11, James 3:6-9, 2 Peter 2:18
Reciprocal references (19): Deuteronomy 22:14, Job 6:25, Job 19:2, Psalms 12:3, Psalms 34:13, Psalms 39:1, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 120:4, Psalms 140:11, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 12:14, Proverbs 21:23, Ecclesiastes 10:11, Jeremiah 18:18, Jeremiah 49:16, Hosea 10:12, Hosea 10:13, James 1:19, James 3:5
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- Nave’s: SPEAKING
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