Proverbs 18:20

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From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:13-14 : 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.
  • Prov 13:2 : 2 From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Like golden apples in silver settings is a word spoken at the right time. 12 Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 12:14
    85%

    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 18:21
    83%

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

  • Prov 13:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

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

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

  • Prov 14:14
    75%

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

  • Prov 15:23
    74%

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

  • Prov 13:25
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
    73%

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

  • Job 8:21
    72%

    21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

  • Prov 18:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

    24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

  • Prov 22:18
    72%

    18For it is pleasant when you keep them within you; they will be ready on your lips all together.

  • Job 20:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.

    23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.

  • Prov 20:17
    71%

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

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

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

  • Prov 10:21
    71%

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

  • Eccl 6:7
    71%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Prov 18:6-8
    3 verses
    71%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

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

    8The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Prov 21:23
    71%

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

  • Job 20:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14yet his food in his stomach is turned to the venom of cobras within him.

    15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach.

  • Luke 6:45
    71%

    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 23:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • Prov 10:31
    71%

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

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

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

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:4
    71%

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

  • Prov 3:10
    71%

    10Then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

  • Rom 3:14
    70%

    14Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.

  • Prov 10:19
    70%

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

  • Prov 25:16
    70%

    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

  • Prov 16:21
    70%

    21The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

  • Ps 37:30
    70%

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

  • Matt 15:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:31
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:19
    69%

    19A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

  • Job 20:20
    69%

    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

  • Prov 14:23
    69%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

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

  • Prov 15:14
    69%

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

  • Ps 63:5
    69%

    5So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name, I will lift up my hands.

  • Prov 27:20
    69%

    20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

  • Prov 15:2
    69%

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

  • Prov 27:7
    69%

    7A satisfied soul tramples on honey, but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 26:22
    69%

    22The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.