Proverbs 18:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

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  • Prov 12:13-14 : 13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill. 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
  • Prov 13:2 : 2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.
  • Prov 25:11-12 : 11 A worde spoken in due season, is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer. 12 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.

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  • 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

  • 21 Death and life are in the instrument of the tongue, and they that loue it, shall eate the fruite thereof.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

    3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

  • 14 A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.

  • 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

  • 25 The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

  • 21 Thy mouth shall he fill with laughing, and thy lippes with gladnesse.

  • 4 The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.

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    23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

    24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.

  • 18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Job 20:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side.

    23 And it shall come to passe, that wherewith he purposed to fill his belly, God shall powre the furie of his wrath theron, and shall cause his indignation to raigne vpon him, and vpon his meate.

  • 17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.

  • 16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.

  • 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.

  • 7 All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Prov 18:6-8
    3 verses
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    6 A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

    7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

    8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.

  • 23 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Job 20:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 The bread that he did eate, is turned to the poyson of serpentes within his bodye.

    15 The riches that he deuoured shall he parbreake againe: for God shall drawe them out of his belly.

  • 45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.

  • Prov 23:7-8
    2 verses
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    7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.

    8 The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.

  • 31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

  • 26 A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

  • 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • 4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.

  • 10 So shall thy barnes be filled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shall flowe ouer with sweete wine.

  • 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse.

  • 19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • 16 If thou findest honie, eate so muche as is sufficient for thee: lest thou be ouer full, and parbreake it out agayne.

  • 21 Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

  • 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • 18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth, come foorth from the heart, and they defyle the man.

  • 31 Therfore shall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be fylled with their owne inuentions.

  • 19 Brethren beyng at variaunce are harder to be wonne then a strong citie, and their contentions are like the barre of a castell.

  • 20 Because he could not perceaue when his belly was well, through his greedie desire he shall not escape.

  • 23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • 7 His mouth is full of cursing, and of deceate, and of fraude: vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe.

  • 14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • 5 My soule is satisfied euen as it were with mary and fatnes: and my mouth prayseth thee with ioyfull lippes.

  • 20 Hell and destruction are neuer full: euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfied.

  • 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • 7 He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.

  • 22 A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.