Proverbs 13:2
2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
Other Translations of Proverbs 13:2
King James Version
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
English Standard Version
2 From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
The Message
2 The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.
New King James Version
2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
New Living Translation
2 Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:2
Commentary on Proverbs 13:2
(Read Proverbs 13:2)
By our words we must be justified or condemned, Matthew 12:37.