Proverbs 12:14
By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
Proverbs 13:2Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.
Proverbs 15:23A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 21:14Behold I come to thee that dwelleth in a valley upon a rock above a plain, saith the Lord: and you say: Who shall strike us? and who shall enter into our houses?
Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.
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 →