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Proverbs 18

Prov. 18:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
and life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
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
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
are in the power
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
of the tongue
lashown (Hebrew #3956)
also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from 3960; 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)
KJV usage: + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Pronounce: law-shone'
Origin: or lashon {law-shone'}
s: and they that love
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
it shall eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
the fruit
priy (Hebrew #6529)
fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bough, ((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from 6509
u thereof.
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Matt. 12:37• 37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:37)
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Isa. 57:19• 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him. (Isa. 57:19)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 18:4‑7• 4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
 5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
 6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
 7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. (Prov. 18:4‑7)
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Prov. 10:20‑21,31• 20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
 21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
 31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. (Prov. 10:20‑21,31)
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Prov. 11:30• 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. (Prov. 11:30)
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Matt. 12:35‑37• 35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
 36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
 37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:35‑37)
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Rom. 10:14‑15• 14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
 15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! (Rom. 10:14‑15)
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2 Cor. 2:16• 16To the one we are the savor of death unto death; and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? (2 Cor. 2:16)
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2 Cor. 11:15• 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Cor. 11:15)
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Eph. 4:29• 29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. (Eph. 4:29)
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Col. 4:6• 6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. (Col. 4:6)
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Titus 1:10‑11• 10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
 11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:10‑11)
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James 3:6‑9• 6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
 7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
 8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
 9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. (James 3:6‑9)
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2 Peter 2:18• 18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. (2 Peter 2:18)
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Prov. 10:19• 19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. (Prov. 10:19)
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Eccl. 10:12‑14• 12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
 13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
 14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? (Eccl. 10:12‑14)
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Isa. 57:19• 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him. (Isa. 57:19)
• If the words be evil, the harvest is just as certain; and it is well known that weeds and noxious plants will flourish where nourishing fruits and grains cannot come to perfection. The man of unholy lips shall find abundant result from his reckless words, and shall as truly as the other “eat the fruit thereof.” (“Proverbs Eighteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.