Proverbs 18:20

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

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WEBBE

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 20

The belly is here put for the heart, as elsewhere; and what that is filled with, our satisfaction will be accordingly, and our inward peace.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.