Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of his own mouth, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity.
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1A wise son is the doctrine of his father. But he who ridicules does not listen when he is reproved.
Cross References
Psalms 75:8You are terrible, and so, who can withstand you? From thence is your wrath.
Proverbs 1:11If they should say: “Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.
Proverbs 1:31Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
Proverbs 12:14By the fruit of his own mouth, each one shall be filled with good things, and according to the works of his own hands, it will be distributed to him.
Jeremiah 25:27And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, and be inebriated, and vomit, and fall down. And you shall not rise up before the face of the sword that I will send among you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:2
Moral Maxims. 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. Among the children of the same parents it is no new thing for some to be hopeful and others the contrary; now here we are taught to distinguish. 1. There is great hope of those that have a reverence for their parents, and are willing to be advised and admonished by them. He is a wise son, and is in a far way to be wiser, that hears his father's instruction, desires to hear it, regards it, and complies with it, and does… Read the whole commentary →