Proverbs 18:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

New Living Translation
Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.

English Standard Version
From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

Berean Study Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

New American Standard Bible
With the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

NASB 1995
With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

NASB 1977
With the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

Amplified Bible
A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

Christian Standard Bible
From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.

Contemporary English Version
Make your words good--you will be glad you did.

Good News Translation
You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person's speaking ability provides for his stomach. His talking provides him a living.

International Standard Version
The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.

NET Bible
From the fruit of a person's mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

New King James Version
A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

King James 2000 Bible
A man's stomach shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

New Heart English Bible
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

World English Bible
A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

American King James Version
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

American Standard Version
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

A Faithful Version
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be satisfied with the product of his lips.

Darby Bible Translation
A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

English Revised Version
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Webster's Bible Translation
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, "" [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.

Smith's Literal Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth his belly shall be filled; and he shall be filled with the increase of his lips.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
From the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be filled. And the harvest of his own lips shall satisfy him.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A man's belly will be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and by the produce of his lips he will be satisfied.

Lamsa Bible
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruits of his mouth; and with the fruits of his lips shall he be filled.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
















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