Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Eat

Proverbs 12:14
A man will be satisfied with good
by the words of his mouth,
and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.
Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.

The soul

Proverbs 1:11
If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Psalm 75:8
For there is a cup in the Lord’s hand,
full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it.
All the wicked of the earth will drink,
draining it to the dregs.
Psalm 140:11
Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.
Jeremiah 25:27
“Then you are to say to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, as a result of the sword I am sending among you.
Habakkuk 2:8
Since you have plundered many nations,
all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.
Revelation 16:6
Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!

General references

Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.

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