Other translations
American Standard Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and he that loves it will eat from its fruit.
Darby Bible Translation
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
God's Word
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will have to eat their own words.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
International Standard Version
The power of the tongue is life and death— those who love to talk will eat what it produces.
NET Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
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 Living Translation
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
Webster's Bible Translation
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
The World English Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
EasyEnglish Bible
Words have the power to bring life or death. So be careful if you talk a lot!
Young‘s Literal Translation
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
New Life Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The Voice Bible
Words have power in matters of life and death, and those who love them will savor their fruit.
Living Bible
Those who love to talk will suffer the consequences. Men have died for saying the wrong thing!
New Catholic Bible
The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits.
Legacy Standard Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those that love it shall eat its fruit.
Christian Standard Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Amplified Bible © 1954
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].
New Century Version
What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded.
The Message
Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Life and death lie in the power of a tongue, and those who love to use it will eat its fruit.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Good News Translation®
What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.
Wycliffe Bible
Death and life be in the works of [the] tongue; they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof (they who nurture it, shall eat its fruits).
Contemporary English Version
Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Common English Bible © 2011
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.
New American Standard Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
The Expanded Bible
·What you say can mean [L In the power of the tongue are] life or death. Those who ·speak with care [love it] will ·be rewarded [L eat its fruit].
Tree of Life Version
Death and life are in the control of the tongue. Those who indulge in 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.
New International Reader's Version
Your tongue has the power of life and death. Those who love to talk will eat the fruit of their words.
BRG Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Complete Jewish Bible
The tongue has power over life and death; those who indulge it must eat its fruit.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Mavet and chayyim are in the power of the lashon, and they that love it shall eat the p’ri (fruit) thereof.
Names of God Bible
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will have to eat their own words.
Modern English Version
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tongue can speak words that bring life or death. Those who love to talk must be ready to accept what it brings.
International Children’s Bible
What you say can mean life or death. Those who love to talk will be rewarded for what they say.
Lexham English Bible
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love her will eat of her fruit.
New International Version - UK
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.