Proverbs 13:2

מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ יֹאכַל טוֹב וְנֶפֶשׁ בֹּגְדִים חָמָֽס ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

In Context

1בֵּן חָכָם מוּסַר אָב וְלֵץ לֹא ־ שָׁמַע גְּעָרָֽה ׃

3נֹצֵר פִּיו שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ פֹּשֵׂק שְׂפָתָיו מְחִתָּה ־ לֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 75:8כִּֽי ־ אֱלֹהִים שֹׁפֵט זֶה יַשְׁפִּיל וְזֶה יָרִֽים ׃

Proverbs 1:11אִם ־ יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם ׃

Proverbs 1:31וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ ׃

Proverbs 10:11מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס ׃

Proverbs 12:14מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע ־ טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי ־ אָדָם ישוב לֽוֹ ׃

Jeremiah 25:27וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם ס כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁתוּ וְשִׁכְרוּ וּקְיוּ וְנִפְלוּ וְלֹא תָקוּמוּ מִפְּנֵי הַחֶרֶב אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵחַ בֵּינֵיכֶֽם ׃

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 →

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