Verse 2

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

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.”