Proverbs 12:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done. 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
  • Prov 13:2 : 2 From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Prov 18:20-21 : 20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
  • Ps 63:5 : 5 As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
  • 2 Thess 1:6-7 : 6 For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
  • Heb 2:2 : 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on the reward.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    85%

    20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.

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

  • Prov 13:2
    82%

    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Prov 14:14
    81%

    14The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

  • Prov 15:23
    77%

    23A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    75%

    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

    11Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.

  • Job 34:11
    75%

    11For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

  • Ps 128:2
    75%

    2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

  • Matt 12:35
    74%

    35The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

  • Prov 12:11-13
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    11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.

    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

  • Luke 6:45
    74%

    45The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.

  • Prov 24:29
    74%

    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

  • Prov 12:2
    73%

    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Eccl 10:12
    73%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 11:18
    73%

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 12:8
    73%

    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Matt 12:33
    73%

    33Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

  • Prov 10:31
    72%

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Prov 12:25
    72%

    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    72%

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

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

  • Prov 24:25-26
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    72%

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

    26Like a kiss on the lips is the one who gives an honest answer.

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 16:26
    72%

    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Job 20:18
    72%

    18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

  • Matt 12:37
    72%

    37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Prov 23:16
    71%

    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Prov 16:20
    71%

    20The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Luke 14:14
    71%

    14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 1:31
    71%

    31Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.

  • Prov 18:16
    71%

    16A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

  • Prov 28:23
    71%

    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 21:14
    71%

    14A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.

  • Prov 10:6
    71%

    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

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

  • Ps 28:4
    71%

    4Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!

  • Ps 112:5
    71%

    5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

  • Prov 3:13
    71%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 18:4
    70%

    4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Rom 2:6
    70%

    6He will reward each one according to his works:

  • Prov 20:17
    70%

    17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

  • Prov 13:21
    70%

    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 15:4
    70%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.