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
By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him.
Proverbs 18:20
The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.

The soul

Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and they drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
What the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.
Psalm 75:8
For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.
Psalm 140:11
Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.
Jeremiah 25:27
"You are to say to them, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Drink, get drunk, and vomit! Fall down and don't get up because of the sword I'm sending among you."'
Habakkuk 2:8
Because you plundered many nations, all of their remnants will plunder you. Human blood has been shed, and violence has been done to the land, to the city, and to all who live in it."
Revelation 16:6
You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

General references

Proverbs 18:20
The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.

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