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Proverbs 13:2
2From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
Context of Proverbs 13:2
1A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. 3Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. 4A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:2 word by word
מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:2
- Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
- Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
- Proverbs 4:17They 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 75:8In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.
- Psalms 140:11May slanderers not be established in the land; may disaster hunt down the violent.
- Jeremiah 25:27“Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword I will send among you.’
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
- Revelation 16:6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
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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