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Proverbs 13:2
2Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people 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.
- 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 child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction. Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence. 3Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. 4Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.
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 12:14Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.
- Proverbs 18:20Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.
- Proverbs 1:11They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
- Proverbs 4:17They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!
- Proverbs 10:11The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
- Psalms 75:8For the Lord holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs.
- Psalms 140:11Don’t let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
- Jeremiah 25:27Then the Lord said to me, “Now tell them, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.’
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside and filled the towns with violence.
- Revelation 16:6Since they shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is their just reward.”
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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