Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of a man's mouth doth he eat what is good; but the longing of the treacherous is for violence.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
1A wise son [becometh so] by the correction of his father; but a scorner hearkeneth not to rebuke.
Cross References
Psalms 75:8(75:9) For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foameth, it is full of mixture: and he poureth out of the same; but its lees they drain, they drink—all the wicked of the earth.
Proverbs 1:11If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;
Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and from their own counsels shall they be satisfied.
Proverbs 10:11A source of life is the mouth of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of his mouth will a man be satisfied with what is good; and the recompense of a man's hands will be brought back unto him.
Jeremiah 25:27And thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Drink ye, and become drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I am sending 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 →