Proverbs 18:20 meaning and explanation
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
Proverbs 18:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 18:20 belongs to a cluster of sayings in this chapter about the tongue and its consequences. The speaker is a wisdom teacher, and the verse uses farming imagery: words are like seed, and what a person says returns to him as a harvest that fills his belly and satisfies him.
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