Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLife and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Young's Literal Translation Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit. King James Bible Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Hebrew Lifeוְ֭חַיִּים (wə·ḥay·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and death מָ֣וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin are in the power בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of the tongue, לָשׁ֑וֹן (lā·šō·wn) Noun - common singular Strong's 3956: The tongue and those who love [it] וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ (wə·’ō·hă·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f will eat יֹאכַ֥ל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat its fruit. פִּרְיָֽהּ׃ (pir·yāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6529: Fruit |