Proverbs 13:2
What does Proverbs 13:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 13:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Of the fruit of his own month shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
- Habakkuk 2:8
Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
- Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
- Habakkuk 2:17
For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.
- Jeremiah 25:27
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
- Psalms 75:8
For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
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