Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Holman Bible
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
International Standard Version
From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit, but the treacherous crave violence.
A Conservative Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
American Standard Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.
Amplified
From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
Bible in Basic English
A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
Darby Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Julia Smith Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.
King James 2000
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
Modern King James verseion
From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A good man shall enjoy the fruit of his mouth; but he that hath a froward mind, shall be spoiled.
NET Bible
From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.
New Heart English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
The Emphasized Bible
Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, shall be sated with violence.
Webster
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
World English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
Youngs Literal Translation
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
1
A wise son takes his father's chastening: but a scorner does not hear rebuke.
2
But the
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14
Man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own counsel.
Psalm 75:8
For the cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pours out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof, shall wring out and swallow up all the wicked of the earth.
Psalm 140:11
The man with an evil tongue shall not be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the man of violence to overthrow him.
Proverbs 1:11-13
If they say, Come with us, let us lay in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause.
Proverbs 1:18
And they lay in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own souls.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth, and with the product of his lips shall he be filled.
Jeremiah 25:27-31
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus hath the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel said; Drink and be drunken, and vomit and fall, and ye shall not rise in the presence of the sword which I send among you.
Habakkuk 2:8
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the other peoples shall spoil thee because of human blood and for the robberies of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.
Habakkuk 2:17
For the violence of Lebanon shall fall upon thee and the destruction of the wild beasts shall break thee, because of the human blood, and of the robbery of the land, of the cities, and of all that dwell therein.
Revelation 16:6
for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they deserve it.