Proverbs 13 · Verse 2

Proverbs 13:2

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Proverbs 13:2, King James Version

Proverbs 13:2 in other translations

BSBFrom the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
WEBBy the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
ASVA man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.
YLTFrom the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.
DARBYA man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
BBEA man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
WebsterA man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

What does Proverbs 13:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. shall eat--that is, obtain (Pr 12:14). transgressors--as in Pr 2:22. violence--or, "mischief" to themselves.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
By our words we must be justified or condemned, Mt 12:37.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 13:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.Rifrom [the] fruit ofH6529
פִי\־fi-[the] mouth ofH6310
אִ֭ישׁ'isha personH376
יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalhe eatsH398
ט֑וֹבTovgood thing[s]H2896
וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] appetite ofH5315
בֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.Dimtreacherous [people]H898
חָמָֽס\׃cha.Mas[is] violenceH2555

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 13:2

  • Proverbs 12:14

    A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Proverbs 18:20

    A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

  • Proverbs 10:11

    The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Psalms 140:11

    Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Proverbs 1:31

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

  • Proverbs 1:11-13

    If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

  • Proverbs 4:17

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

  • Psalms 75:8

    For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

  • Habakkuk 2:17

    For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, 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 that dwell therein.

  • Habakkuk 2:8

    Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  • Jeremiah 25:27-31

    Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. …

  • Revelation 16:6

    For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
eat.
12:14; 18:20
the soul.
1:11-13,18,31; 4:17; 10:11; Ps 75:8; 140:11; Jer 25:27-31
Hab 2:8,17; Re 16:6

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Context

  • Proverbs 13:1

    A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  • Proverbs 13:2

    A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Proverbs 13:3

    He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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Proverbs 13:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Del fruto de su boca el hombre comerá bien: mas el alma de los prevaricadores hallará mal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Du fruit de sa bouche l’homme mange du bien, mais l’âme des perfides mange la violence.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Von der Frucht seines Mundes ißt ein Mann Gutes, aber die Seele der Treulosen ißt Gewalttat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.