Proverbs 13:2
World English Bible (WEB)
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
In context
1 A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.
2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:2 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
- KJV King James Version
- A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.