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Proverbs 18:20-23 in English

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Proverbs 18:20-23 in American Standard Version (1901)

20 A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

20 A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God.
22a He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.
Proverbs 18 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 18:20-23 in King James Version + Apocrypha

20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 18:20-23 in King James (Authorized) Version

20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 18:20-23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

20 A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.
Proverbs 18 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 18:20-23 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

20 A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23 The poor useth entreaties: but the rich answereth roughly.
PROVERBS 18 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Translation for Translators

20 People are happy when they hear others say MTY something that is good, like they are happy when they eat food that is good MET.
21 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►.
22 If you marry a good woman, that is like finding a wonderful thing; it shows that Yahweh is pleased with you.
23 It is necessary for poor people to speak politely when they request rich people to do something for them, but rich people reply very impolitely when poor people speak to them.
Proverbs 18 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 18:20-23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

20 A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.
Proverbs 18 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World English Bible (Catholic)

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the LORD.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Bible in Basic English

20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
22 Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.
23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Proverbs 18 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Darby Translation

20 A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.
23 He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Douay-Rheims 1899

20 Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
23 The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
Proverbs 18 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Free Bible Version

20 Make sure you're satisfied with what you say—you have to live with your words.
21 What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
22 If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.
23 The poor beg for mercy, but the rich reply harshly.
Proverbs 18 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Geneva Bible 1599

20 With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.
22 He that findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and receiueth fauour of the Lord.
23 The poore speaketh with prayers: but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 18:20-23 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
23 The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.
Proverbs 18 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 18:20-23 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; And with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the Lord.
23 The poor useth intreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

20 From the fruit of a man's mouth is his body satisfied; with the product of his lips doth he satisfy himself.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found happiness, and hath obtained favor from the Lord.
23 The poor speaketh entreatingly; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

20 A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; And he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue; And they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that has found a good wife has found favors, And has received gladness from God.
22a He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, And he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.
Proverbs 18 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 18:20-23 in George Noyes Bible

20 With the fruit of a man's mouth shall his stomach be filled; He shall be filled with the produce of his lips.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; They that love it shall eat its fruit.
22 He that findeth a wife findeth a blessing, And obtaineth favor from the LORD.
23 The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 18:20-23 in One Unity Resource Bible

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who 'ahav ·affectionately love· it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Adonai .
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs [Sayings] 18 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Unlocked Literal Bible

20 From the fruit of his mouth one's stomach is filled; with the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are controlled by the tongue, and those who love the tongue will eat its fruit.
22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and receives favor from Yahweh.
23 A poor person pleads for mercy, but a rich person answers harshly.
Proverbs 18 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World English Bible

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World English Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World English Bible British Edition

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the LORD.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Noah Webster Bible

20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
22 Whoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing , and obtaineth favor from the LORD.
23 The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs 18 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World Messianic Bible

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the LORD.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 18:20-23 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

20 A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour of the LORD.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

20 A man’s womb shall be ful filled of the fruit of his mouth; and the seeds of his lips shall fill him.
21 Death and life be in the works of the tongue; they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 He that findeth a good woman, findeth a good thing; and of the Lord he shall draw up mirth. He that putteth away a good woman, putteth away a good thing; but he that holdeth an adulteress, is a fool and unwise.
23 A poor man shall speak with beseechings; and a rich man shall speak sternly.

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

20 A man’s womb shall be ful filled of the fruit of his mouth (or A man’s belly shall be fulfilled,or satisfied, by the fruit of his mouth); and the seeds of his lips shall fill him.
21 Death and life be in the works of the tongue; they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof, (or they who nurture it, shall eat its fruits).
22 He that findeth a good woman, findeth a good thing; and of the Lord he shall draw up mirth (or and he receiveth favour from the Lord). He that putteth away a good woman, putteth away a good thing; but he that holdeth (onto an) adulteress, is a fool and unwise.
23 A poor man shall speak with beseechings, (or with pleadings); and a rich man shall speak sternly.

Proverbs 18:20-23 in Young's Literal Translation

20 From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
22 Whoso hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
23 With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.