Proverbs 13:2
A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
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In Context
1A wise son—the instruction of a father, || And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
3Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, || Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
Cross References
Psalms 75:8For a cup [is] in the hand of YHWH, || And the wine has foamed, || It is full of mixture, and He pours out of it, || Surely wring out its dregs, || And all the wicked of the earth drink,
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, we lay wait for blood, || We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 1:31And they eat of the fruit of their way, || And they are filled from their own counsels.
Proverbs 10:11A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Proverbs 12:14One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the deed of man’s hands returns to him.
Jeremiah 25:27“And you have said to them, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Drink, indeed drink abundantly, || And vomit, and fall, and do not rise, || Because of the sword that 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 →