Verse Comparison: Proverbs 18:21
American Standard Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Amplified® Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].
Contemporary English Version
Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.
Darby English Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Good News Bible
What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
King James Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
New American Standard Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
New International Version
The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
New King James Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Death and life reside in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Revised Standard Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Young's Literal Translation
Death and life `are' in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.