Proverbs 18:20

Hebrew	מִפְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו יִשְׂבָּֽע
ESV	From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
NIV	From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
NLT	Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.
LXX	ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησιν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἀπὸ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐμπλησθήσεται
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.

^{Proverbs 18:19 ← Proverbs 18:20 → Proverbs 18:21}

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