Proverbs 13:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:14 : 14 A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.
  • Prov 18:20 : 20 From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
  • Prov 1:11-13 : 11 If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. 12 We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. 13 We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.
  • Prov 4:17 : 17 Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech 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 the LORD said to me,“Tell them that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Drink this cup until you get drunk and vomit. Drink until you fall down and can’t get up. For I will send wars sweeping through you.’ 28 If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, tell them that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says‘You most certainly must drink it! 29 For take note, I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own. So how can you possibly avoid being punished? You will not go unpunished! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, affirm it!’ 30 “Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them:‘Like a lion about to attack, the LORD will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth. 31 The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the LORD will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ The LORD so affirms it!
  • Hab 2:8 : 8 Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
  • Hab 2:17 : 17 For you will pay in full for your violent acts against Lebanon; terrifying judgment will come upon you because of the way you destroyed the wild animals living there. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!”
  • Ps 75:8 : 8 For the LORD holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:13-14
    2 verses
    82%

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

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    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 13:3
    80%

    3The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

  • Prov 10:11
    78%

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

  • Prov 13:25
    76%

    25The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.

  • Prov 21:23
    75%

    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Prov 10:6
    74%

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

  • Prov 15:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

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

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • 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 4:17
    74%

    17Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

  • Eccl 10:12
    74%

    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 11:30
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    73%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Isa 3:10
    73%

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

  • Prov 23:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

    8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • Matt 12:33-35
    3 verses
    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.

    34Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

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

  • Prov 18:7
    73%

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

  • 1 Pet 3:10
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:23
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:29
    72%

    29A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible.

  • Isa 1:20
    72%

    20But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Know for certain that the LORD has spoken.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Ps 36:3
    71%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Prov 20:17
    71%

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

  • Prov 13:23
    71%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Rom 3:14
    71%

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Ps 50:19
    71%

    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Prov 15:14
    71%

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

  • Ps 37:30
    71%

    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 10:21
    71%

    21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

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

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 23:2
    71%

    2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

  • Matt 15:18
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:6
    71%

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Ps 10:7
    71%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 11:17
    71%

    17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

  • Prov 16:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

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

    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.