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Deathמָוֶתand lifeוְחַיִּיםare in the powerבְּיַדof the tongue,לָשׁוֹןand those who love itוְאֹהֲבֶיהָwill eatיֹאכַלits fruit.פִּרְיָהּ
Proverbs 18:21
Study it in the app“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Death and life are in the power of the tongueThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:21, word by word
- Deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- and lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- are in the powerיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears- and those who love itאֹהֲבֶיohave
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohave” appears- will eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- its fruitפִּרְיָpirya
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “pirya” appears
The context
20From the fruit of the mouth of a man his belly will be satisfied; with the produce of his lips he will be satisfied.
21 · This verse (above)
22Whoever finds a wife finds good, and obtains favor from YHWH.