Proverbs 12:14

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From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

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  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
  • Prov 13:2 : 2 From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!
  • Prov 18:20-21 : 20 From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  • Ps 63:5 : 5 So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name, I will lift up my hands.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.
  • 2 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction, 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels.
  • Heb 2:2 : 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 13:2
    82%

    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

  • Prov 14:14
    81%

    14The backslider will be filled with their own ways, but a good person will be satisfied with their deeds.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A person finds joy in an apt reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

    11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

  • Matt 12:35
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    35The good person brings out good things from the good treasure of his heart, and the evil person brings out evil things from his evil treasure.

  • Prov 12:11-13
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    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

    12The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

    13By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45A good person brings good things out of the good stored up in their heart, and an evil person brings evil things out of the evil stored up in their heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Matt 12:33
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    33Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Anxiety in a person's heart weighs them down, but a kind word cheers them up.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 24:25-26
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    25But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

    26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Job 20:18
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    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

  • Matt 12:37
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    37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

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    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 1:31
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    31Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23Whoever rebukes a person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4Give them according to what they have done, and according to the evil of their deeds; give them according to the work of their hands; repay them their due reward.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • Prov 20:17
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    17Food gained by deceit is sweet to a person, but afterward their mouth is full of gravel.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.