King James Version

Proverbs 18:20

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

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מִפְּרִ֣יmiprifrom fruitפְּרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.פִיfiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…אִ֭ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…תִּשְׂבַּ֣עtisbafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.בִּטְנ֑וֹbitnvobodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.תְּבוּאַ֖תtevuatfruitתְּבוּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.שְׂפָתָ֣יוsefatayvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.יִשְׂבָּֽעyisbafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

Darby Translation

A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips is he satisfied.

Douay-Rheims

Of the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησι κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται.