| Geneva Study Bible Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that {o} love it shall eat the fruit of it. (o) By the using the tongue well or evil, comes the fruit of it either good or bad. Wesley's Notes 18:21 Death and life - Are brought upon men by, the good or bad use of their tongues. Lovest - That love much talking. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 21. Death and life-or, the greatest evil and good. that love it-that is, the tongue, or its use for good or evil. eat . fruit-(Compare Pr 18:19; Jas 1:19). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 18:19. Great care must be taken to prevent quarrels among relations and those under obligations to each other. Wisdom and grace make it easy to forgive; but corruption makes it difficult. 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. 21. Many a one has caused his own death, or the death of others, by a false or injurious tongue. 22. A good wife is a great blessing to a man, and it is a token of Divine favour. 23. Poverty tells men they must not order or demand. And at the throne of God's grace we are all poor, and must use entreaties. 24. Christ Jesus never will forsake those who trust in and love him. May we be such friends to others, for our Master's sake. Having loved his own, which were in the world, he loved them unto the end; and we are his friends if we do whatever he commands us, Joh 15:14. | 
