Proverbs 12:14
One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the deed of man’s hands returns to him.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
15The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, || And whoever is listening to counsel [is] wise.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, || And [with] singing lips my mouth praises.
Proverbs 13:2A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
Proverbs 15:23Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, || And a word in its season—how good!
Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that [it is] good, || Because they eat the fruit of their doings.
Jeremiah 21:14And I have laid a charge against you, || According to the fruit of your doings,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “And I have kindled a fire in its forest, || And it has consumed all its outskirts!”
Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father, with His messengers, and then He will reward each according to his work.
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 →