14From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.


In Context

11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

13 In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

14 From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel is wise.

16 The fool — in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

Proverbs 12:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:14From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:14By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.