Proverbs 12:14
From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, 1 just as the work of his hands rewards him. 1
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13An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, 1 but the righteous person escapes from trouble. 1
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, 1 but a wise man listens to advice. 1
Cross References
Psalms 63:5It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; 1 with joyful lips my mouth will praise you, 1
Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things, 1 but the appetite of the treacherous is for violence. 1
Proverbs 15:23A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply; 1 how good is a timely word! 1
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous person that it will be well, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds. 1
Jeremiah 21:14I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything around it.'”
Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. Then he will reward every person according to what he has done.
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 →