Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Cross References
Psalms 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 12:14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
Jeremiah 25:27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword 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 →