Proverbs 13:2
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A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
In other translations
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 12:14A 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.By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Proverbs 18:20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Psalm 140:11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- Habakkuk 2:8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.Because 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.
- Proverbs 4:17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
- Habakkuk 2:17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.For 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.
- Psalm 75:8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.For 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.
- Proverbs 1:11-1311 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, 12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. 13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
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