Proverbs 12:14
The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
15The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them? 1
Proverbs 13:2A good man shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time.
Proverbs 15:23A bad man will by no means + 15:23 Or, obey. attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.
Isaiah 3:10Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us: therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.
Jeremiah 21:14And I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
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 →