Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips
Proverbs 13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Proverbs 15:23A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Jeremiah 21:14And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says LORD. And I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
Matthew 16:27For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his heavenly agents, and then he will reward each man according to his actions.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:14
Truth and Falsehood. 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. See here, 1. The wicked entangling themselves in trouble by their folly, when God in justice leaves them to themselves. They are often snared by the transgression of their lips and their throats are cut with their own tongues. By speaking evil of dignities they expose themselves to public justice; by giving ill language they become obnoxious to private resentments, are sued for defamation, and… Read the whole commentary →