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Proverbs 18:21

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

  1. מָ֣וֶתMa.vet“death”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  2. וְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yim“and life”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  3. בְּיַד־be.yad-“[are] in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  4. לָשׁ֑וֹןla.Shon“[the] tongue”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
  5. וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.ha“and [those who] love it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  6. יֹאכַ֥לyo.Khal“he will eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  7. פִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.Yah“fruit its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)