Proverbs 18:20
Strong's Lexicon
From the fruit
מִפְּרִ֣י (mip·pə·rî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6529: 1) fruit 1a) fruit, produce (of the ground) 1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb) 1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.)

of his mouth
פִי־ (p̄î-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

a man’s
אִ֭ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

belly
בִּטְנ֑וֹ (biṭ·nōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 990: 1) belly, womb, body 1a) belly, abdomen 1a1) as seat of hunger 1a2) as seat of mental faculties 1a3) of depth of Sheol (fig.) 1b) womb

is filled;
תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע (tiś·ba‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

with the harvest
תְּבוּאַ֖ת (tə·ḇū·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8393: 1) produce, product, revenue 1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually) 1b) income, revenue 1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig) 1d) product of lips (fig)

from his lips
שְׂפָתָ֣יו (śə·p̄ā·ṯāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

he is satisfied.
יִשְׂבָּֽע׃ (yiś·bā‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7646: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
From the fruit of a man’s mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.

New American Standard Bible
With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied [with] the product of his lips.

King James Bible
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
From the fruit of their mouth a person's stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

New Living Translation
Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.

English Standard Version
From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

New American Standard Bible
With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.

King James Bible
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is satisfied; he is filled with the product of his lips.

International Standard Version
The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.

NET Bible
From the fruit of a person's mouth his stomach is satisfied, with the product of his lips is he satisfied.

American Standard Version
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

English Revised Version
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, From the increase of his lips he is satisfied.
















Cross References
Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:17
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:22
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 18:23
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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