Proverbs 12:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יִשְׂבַּע־ט֑וֹב וּגְמ֥וּל יְדֵי־אָ֝דָ֗ם *ישוב **יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

mippərî p̄î-ʾîš yiśbaʿ-ṭôḇ ûḡəmûl yəḏê-ʾāḏām yāšîḇ lô

Grammar Details

• *mippərî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from fruit of
• *p̄î*: noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *yiśbaʿ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be satisfied with
• *ṭôḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *ûḡəmûl*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and recompense of
• *yəḏê*: noun, feminine dual construct - hands of
• *ʾāḏām*: noun, masculine singular - man/person
• *yāšîḇ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will return/repay
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him

Word Meanings

• *pərî*: fruit/result/product
• *peh*: mouth/speech
• *yiśbaʿ*: will be satisfied with/will have plenty of
• *ṭôḇ*: good/goodness/good things
• *gəmûl*: recompense/reward/deed
• *yāḏayim*: hands/work
• *yāšîḇ*: will return/repay/reward

Referenced Verses

• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
• Prov 13:2 : 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.
• Prov 15:23 : 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
• Prov 18:20-21 : 20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
• Ps 63:5 : 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
• Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.
• 2 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you, 7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,
• Heb 2:2 : 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
• Heb 11:26 : 26 accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.