Proverbs 18:20-21

Expanded Bible

²⁰ ·People will be rewarded for what they say [^LFrom the fruit of the mouth of a person is their stomach satisfied];
·they will be rewarded by how they speak [^Lthe yield/gain of their lips satisfies].

²¹ ·What you say can mean [^LIn the power of the tongue are] life or death.
Those who ·speak with care [love it] will ·be rewarded [^Leat its fruit].