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


In Context

1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.

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

3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!

4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for 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 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.