Proverbs 13:2 Parallel Translations

A person eats well as a result of his speaking ability, but the appetite of treacherous people craves violence.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

A man shall eat good from the fruit of his mouth; but the desire of the faithless is violence.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

Proverbs 13:2 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 1:31 "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices.

Proverbs 12:14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a man's hands will return to him.

Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your way, in your numerous warriors, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit {a} of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.
(a) If he uses his tongue to God's glory, and the profit of his neighbour, God will bless him.

WES:

13:2 Shall eat - Shall receive comfort, and benefit by his wise and profitable discourses.

MHC:

13:1 There is great hope of those that reverence their parents. There is little hope of any who will not hear those that deal faithfully with them. 2. By our words we must be justified or condemned, Mt 12:37. 3. He that thinks before he speaks, that suppresses evil if he have thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief. Many a one is ruined by an ungoverned tongue. 4. The slothful desire the gains the diligent get, but hate the pains the diligent take; therefore they have nothing. This is especially true as to the soul. 5. Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes.

CONC:

FALSE Crave Craving Desire Eat Eateth Eats Enjoys Faithless Fruit Lips Man's Mouth Soul Transgressors Treacherous Unfaithful Violence Violent

Acts Crave Craving Desire Eat Eateth Eats Enjoys Faithless Fruit Good Lips Mouth Soul Transgressors Treacherous Unfaithful Violence Violent

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