New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 13:2
2From the fruit of a person’s mouth he 12enjoys good, But the 3desire of the treacherous is 4violence.
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 son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence. 3One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. 4The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
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 person will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a person’s hands will return to him.
- Proverbs 18:20With the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied; He will be satisfied with the product of his lips.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, Let’s lie in wait for blood, Let’s ambush 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 the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Psalms 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He pours out of this; Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink its dregs.
- Psalms 140:11May a slanderer not endure on the earth; May evil hunt a violent person violently.”
- Jeremiah 25:27“And you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall down, and do not get up, because of the sword which I am sending among you.”’
- Habakkuk 2:8Since you have looted many nations, All the rest of the peoples will loot you-- Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.
- Revelation 16:6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”
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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