Proverbs 12:14
A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
13The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.
15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5My soule shalbe satisfied, as with marowe and fatnesse, and my mouth shall praise thee with ioyfull lippes,
Proverbs 13:2A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.
Proverbs 15:23A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?
Isaiah 3:10Say ye, Surely it shalbe well with the iust: for they shall eate the fruite of their workes.
Jeremiah 21:14But I will visite you according to the fruite of your workes, saith the Lord, and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall deuoure rounde about it.
Matthew 16:27For the Sonne of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then shall he giue to euery man according to his deedes.
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 →