Proverbs 12:14

מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע ־ טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי ־ אָדָם ישוב לֽוֹ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

In Context

13בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק ׃

15דֶּרֶךְ אֱוִיל יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְשֹׁמֵעַ לְעֵצָה חָכָֽם ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 63:5כֵּן אֲבָרֶכְךָ בְחַיָּי בְּשִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂא כַפָּֽי ׃

Proverbs 13:2מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס ׃

Proverbs 15:23שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה ־ פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה ־ טּֽוֹב ׃

Isaiah 3:10אִמְרוּ צַדִּיק כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּֽי ־ פְרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם יֹאכֵֽלוּ ׃

Jeremiah 21:14וּפָקַדְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם כִּפְרִי מַעַלְלֵיכֶם נְאֻם ־ יְהוָה וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּיַעְרָהּ וְאָכְלָה כָּל ־ סְבִיבֶֽיהָ ׃ ס

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 →

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