Proverbs 13:2

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

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  • Prov 12:14 : 14 From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
  • Prov 18:20 : 20 From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.
  • Prov 1:11-13 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;' 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 4:17 : 17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  • Prov 1:18 : 18 But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
  • Jer 25:27-31 : 27 Then say to them: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink, get drunk, and vomit; fall and do not rise, because of the sword I am sending among you.' 28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, tell them, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: You must drink it!' 29 For behold, I am bringing disaster on the city that bears my name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts. 30 Therefore, you are to prophesy all these words to them and tell them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy dwelling. He will roar mightily against His pasture; He will shout like those who tread grapes, shouting aloud against all the inhabitants of the earth.' 31 The clamor will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD has a case against the nations. He will bring judgment on all mankind and hand over the wicked to the sword,' declares the LORD.
  • Hab 2:8 : 8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of peoples will plunder you—because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the cities, and everyone who lives in them.
  • Hab 2:17 : 17 The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of beasts will terrify you, because of human bloodshed and violence against the land, the city, and all who live in it.
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For God is the judge; he brings one down and lifts another up.

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

    14 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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    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.

  • 3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

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

  • 25 The righteous eat to their heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

  • 23 Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

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

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

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

    32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • 45 A 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.

  • 17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

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

  • 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • 20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

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

  • Prov 23:7-8
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    7 For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

    8 You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

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    33 Either 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.

    34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

    35 The 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.

  • 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • 10 For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

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

  • 29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

  • 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

  • 13 Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • 4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • 1 A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

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

  • 23 An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

  • 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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

  • 2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • 21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

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

  • 19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • 2 Place a knife to your throat if you are a person given to appetite.

  • 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person.

  • 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright rescues them.

  • 7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • 15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • 17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

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    26 The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

    27 A worthless man plots evil, and his words are like a scorching fire.