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20 The positive words that a man speaks[a] fill his stomach;
    he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.
21 The power of the tongue is life and death—
    those who love to talk[b] will eat what it produces.

22 Whoever finds a wife finds what is good,
    and receives favor from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:20 Lit. words from a man’s mouth
  2. Proverbs 18:21 Lit. love it