Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit, but the treacherous crave violence.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Holman Bible
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
A Conservative Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
American Standard Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.
Amplified
From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,
But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
Bible in Basic English
A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
Darby Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Julia Smith Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.
King James 2000
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.
Modern King James verseion
From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A good man shall enjoy the fruit of his mouth; but he that hath a froward mind, shall be spoiled.
NET Bible
From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.
New Heart English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
The Emphasized Bible
Of the fruit of his mouth, shall a man eat what is good, but, the soul of the treacherous, shall be sated with violence.
Webster
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
World English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
Youngs Literal Translation
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
1 A wise son heeds a father's correction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. 2 From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit, but the treacherous crave violence. 3 Anyone who guards his words protects his life; anyone who talks too much is ruined.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:14
By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him.
Proverbs 1:31
They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.
Psalm 75:8
For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.
Psalm 140:11
Let not the slanderer become established in the land. May evil quickly hunt down the violent man.
Proverbs 1:11-13
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Proverbs 1:18
but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.
Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and they drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 10:11
What the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.
Proverbs 18:20
The positive words that a man speaks fill his stomach; he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.
Jeremiah 25:27-31
"You are to say to them, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Drink, get drunk, and vomit! Fall down and don't get up because of the sword I'm sending among you."'
Habakkuk 2:8
Because you plundered many nations, all of their remnants will plunder you. Human blood has been shed, and violence has been done to the land, to the city, and to all who live in it."
Habakkuk 2:17
Indeed, the violence done to Lebanon will overtake you, and the destruction of the beasts will terrorize you because you shed human blood and did violence to the land, to the city, and to all who live in it."
Revelation 16:6
You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."