Proverbs 18:20-21 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²⁰From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled;

with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

²¹Life and death are in the power of the tongue,

and those who love it will eat its fruit.

— Proverbs 18:20-21

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