Proverbs 12:14

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“By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.”

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BSBPD

“By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“From the fruit of the mouth <FI>is<Fi> one satisfied <FI>with<Fi> good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 12:14 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
  2. Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
  3. Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
  4. Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
  5. Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
  6. Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
  7. Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  8. Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  9. Jeremiah 21:14I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”
  10. Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
  11. Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 1:6After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
  13. Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
  14. Hebrews 11:26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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