Proverbs 13:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.”
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“From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 13:2 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
- Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
- Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- 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.
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
- Proverbs 12:14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Proverbs 18:20From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
- Jeremiah 25:27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
- Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Habakkuk 2:17For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
- Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
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