Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.
New American Standard Bible
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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 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 heeds his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke. 2 From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence. 3 He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the reward of a man's hands shall be given to him.
Proverbs 1:31
and they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own desires.
Psalm 75:8
For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed; and He pours out from it; but the dregs of it, all the wicked of the earth shall drain its dregs and drink.
Psalm 140:11
Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Proverbs 1:11-13
If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, we will watch secretly for the innocent without cause;
Proverbs 1:18
And they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch secretly for their own lives.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 18:20
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he shall be satisfied with the product of his lips.
Jeremiah 25:27-31
So you shall say to them, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Drink and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
Habakkuk 2:8
Because you have stripped many nations, all the rest of the people shall strip you; because of men's blood, and the violence of the land, of the city, and of all who dwell in it.
Habakkuk 2:17
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover you, and the ruin of beasts shall terrify them because of the blood of man, and the violence of the land, the city, and all those dwelling in it.
Revelation 16:6
since they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets; and You gave them blood to drink, for they were deserving.