Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
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.
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
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14
by the words of his mouth,
and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.
Proverbs 1:31
and be glutted with their own schemes.
Psalm 75:8
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
Let evil relentlessly
Proverbs 1:11-13
Let’s set an ambush
Let’s attack some innocent person
Proverbs 1:18
they attack their own lives.
Proverbs 4:17
and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 18:20
he is filled with the product of his lips.
Jeremiah 25:27-31
“Then you are to say to them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Drink,
Habakkuk 2:8
all the peoples who remain will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence against lands, cities,
and all who live in them.
Habakkuk 2:17
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.
Revelation 16:6
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!