Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
In context
1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes. 2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. 3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. 4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 13:2 in the KJV
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: But the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 13:2 in the ESV
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.