Proverbs 13:2
Of the fruit of his own month shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.
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Psalms 75:8Thou art terrible, and who shall resist thee? from that time thy wrath. From that time, etc... From the time that thy wrath shall break out.
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: Drink 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 →