2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.


In Context

1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.

3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

Proverbs 13:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:2Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:2By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.