Proverbs 13:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

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  • Prov 12:14 : 14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.
  • Prov 18:20 : 20 A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
  • Prov 1:11-13 : 11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 12 Let us swallow them alive like the grave, and whole, like those who go down into the pit; 13 We shall find all kinds of precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder;
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 4:17 : 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 1:18 : 18 And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
  • Jer 25:27-31 : 27 Therefore you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink, and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts; You shall certainly drink. 29 For, behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be completely unpunished? You shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, says the LORD of hosts. 30 Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter His voice from His holy habitation; He shall mightily roar upon His dwelling place; He shall give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. 31 A noise shall come to the ends of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with the nations, He will plead with all flesh; He will give those who are wicked to the sword, says the LORD.
  • Hab 2:8 : 8 Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the people shall plunder you; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all who dwell therein.
  • Hab 2:17 : 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover you, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all who dwell therein.
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture, and he pours out the same; but the dregs of it, all the wicked of the earth shall drain and drink.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:13-14
    2 verses
    82%

    13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

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

  • Prov 13:3
    80%

    3He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • Prov 10:11
    78%

    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 13:25
    76%

    25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

  • Prov 21:23
    75%

    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 10:6
    74%

    6Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 15:4
    74%

    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

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

  • Luke 6:45
    74%

    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

  • Prov 4:17
    74%

    17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

  • Prov 11:30
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    73%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Isa 3:10
    73%

    10Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

  • Prov 23:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: "Eat and drink," he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

    8The morsel which you have eaten, you shall vomit up, and lose your sweet words.

  • Matt 12:33-35
    3 verses
    73%

    33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

    34O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

  • Prov 18:7
    73%

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    73%

    10For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 15:23
    72%

    23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

  • Prov 16:29
    72%

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into a way that is not good.

  • Isa 1:20
    72%

    20But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Ps 36:3
    71%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

  • Prov 20:17
    71%

    17Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Prov 13:23
    71%

    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.

  • Rom 3:14
    71%

    14'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.'

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

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

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 10:21
    71%

    21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 23:2
    71%

    2And put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

  • Matt 15:18
    71%

    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile a man.

  • Prov 12:6
    71%

    6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

  • Ps 10:7
    71%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 11:17
    71%

    17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

  • Prov 16:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.