American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:2
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth;But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.
Proverbs 13:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- New International Version (NIV)From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
Context of Proverbs 13:2
1A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke. A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence. 3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:2 word by word
מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:2
- Proverbs 12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
- Proverbs 18:20A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
- Proverbs 4:17For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- Psalms 75:8For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
- Psalms 140:11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
- Jeremiah 25:27And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
- Revelation 16:6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The fruit of his mouth - Speech rightly used is itself good, and must therefore bring good fruit. Eat violence - i. e., Bring upon itself repayment in kind for its deeds of evil.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 By our words we must be justified or condemned, Mt 12:37.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. shall eat--that is, obtain (Pr 12:14). transgressors--as in Pr 2:22. violence--or, "mischief" to themselves.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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