Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 18
4 songs meet this passage
“You told me that you wish I was somebody you never met”
Last Night · Morgan Wallen
strains against Proverbs 18:21
Words meant to wound are spoken and seemingly shrugged off, treating speech as disposable rather than something with real weight.
“Mountains crumble with every syllable”
Speak Life · TobyMac
resonates with Proverbs 18:21
Proverbs ties life and death directly to the tongue, which this lyric dramatizes vividly.
Yesterday · The Beatles
resonates with Proverbs 18:21
The regret over words that may have cost a relationship reflects the weight Scripture gives to the power of speech.
N***a N***a N***a · Gangsta Rap
strains against Proverbs 18:21
Words carry the power of life and death. The repetitive use of slurs and stereotypes here does not breathe life into anyone.
Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.