Proverbs 12:14
From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel [is] wise.
Cross References
Psalms 63:5As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
Proverbs 15:23Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
Jeremiah 21:14And I have laid a charge against you, According to the fruit of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have kindled a fire in its forest, And it hath consumed — all its suburbs!
Matthew 16:27'For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.
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 →