Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
3Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!
Cross References
Psalms 75:8For a cup [is] in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,
Proverbs 1:11If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 1:31And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.
Proverbs 10:11A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
Jeremiah 25:27And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of Israel, Drink ye, yea drink abundantly, And vomit, and fall, and rise not, Because of 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 →