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Proverbs 13:2

World English Bible

By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things,
but the unfaithful crave violence.

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Proverbs 13:2 in other translations

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

Proverbs 13:2 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 13:2 in context

  1. 1A wise son listens to his father’s instruction,
    but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
  2. 2By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things,
    but the unfaithful crave violence.
  3. 3He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
    One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  4. 4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing,
    but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.