Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things, 1 but the appetite of the treacherous is for violence. 1
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1A wise son hears his father's instruction, 1 but a mocker will not listen to rebuke. 1
Cross References
Psalms 75:8For Yahweh holds in his hand a cup of foaming wine, 1 which is mixed with spices, and pours it out. 1 Surely all the wicked of the earth will drink it to the last drop. 1
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, 1 let us lie in wait for blood, 1 let us hide and attack innocent people for no reason. 1
Proverbs 1:31They will eat the fruit of their ways, 1 and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled. 1
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, 1 just as the work of his hands rewards him. 1
Jeremiah 25:27Yahweh said to me, “Now you must say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Drink and become drunk, then vomit, fall down, and do not rise before 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 →