Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

New American Standard Bible

From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

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

From the words of his mouth,
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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

by the fruit
פּרי 
P@riy 
Usage: 119

but the soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

Context Readings

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

1 A wise son the instruction of a father: and he. mocking heard not reproof. 2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence. 3 He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.



Cross References

Proverbs 12:14

From the fruit of the mouth a man shall be satisfied with good: and the reward of the hands of a man shall be good to him.

Proverbs 1:31

And they shall eat from the fruit of their way, and be filled with their purposes

Psalm 75:8

For a cup in the hand of Jehovah, and the wine red, being full of mixed wine; and he will pour out from this: but its lees all the unjust of the earth shall suck out, they shall drink.

Psalm 140:11

A man of tongue shall not be prepared in the earth: a man of violence, evil shall hunt him to melt down the coverings.

Proverbs 1:11-13

If they shall say, Go with us, we will lie in wait for blood, we will hide for the innocent gratuitously;

Proverbs 1:18

And they will lie in wait for their blood; they will hide for their souls.

Proverbs 4:17

For they ate the bread of injustice, and they will drink the wine of violences:

Proverbs 10:11

A fountain of life the mouth of the just one: and violence shall cover the mouth of the unjust

Proverbs 18:20

From the fruit of a man's mouth his belly shall be filled; and he shall be filled with the increase of his lips.

Jeremiah 25:27-31

And say to them, thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Drink ye and be drunken, and vomit and fall, and ye shall not rise from the face of the sword which I sent in the midst of you.

Habakkuk 2:8

For thou didst spoil many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall spoil thee; from the bloods of man, and the violence of the land, of the city, and all dwelling in it.

Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts shall terrify them from the bloods of man, and the violence of the earth, of the city, and all dwelling in it.

Revelation 16:6

For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink i for they are worthy.

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