21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
Proverbs 18:21 Cross References - Brenton
Proverbs 10:19-21
Proverbs 10:31
31 The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
Proverbs 11:30
30 Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
Proverbs 12:13
13 For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. (12:13A) He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.
Proverbs 13:2-3
Proverbs 18:4-7
4 A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment.
6 The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.
7 A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
12 The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
14 A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
Isaiah 57:19
19 peace upon peace to them that are far off, and to them that are nigh: and the Lord has said, I will heal them.