Proverbs 13:2

Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

In Context

1A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, beareth not when he is reproved.

3He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:8for God is the judge. One he putteth down, and another he lifteth up:

Proverbs 1:11If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.

Proverbs 12:14By 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.

Jeremiah 25:27And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Dring ye, and be drunken, and vomit: and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I shall 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 →

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