Proverbs 13:2

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A good man eats good from the fruit of his mouth, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Cross References

Psalm 140:11

Let not a man of slanderous tongue be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him [let calamity follow his evildoings].

Psalm 75:8

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup [of His wrath], and the wine foams and is red, well mixed; and He pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink its dregs. [Ps. 60:3; Jer. 25:15; Rev. 14:9, 10; 16:19.]

Proverbs 1:18

But [when these men set a trap for others] they are lying in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.

Proverbs 1:31

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

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the [uncompromisingly] righteous man is a well of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.

Proverbs 12:14

From the fruit of his words a man shall be satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hands shall come back to him [as a harvest].

Proverbs 18:20

A man's [moral] self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]. [Matt. 12:37.]

Proverbs 4:17

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

Hosea 10:13

You have plowed and plotted wickedness, you have reaped the [willful] injustice [of oppressors], you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your [own] way and your chariots, in the multitude of your mighty men,

Habakkuk 2:17

For the violence done to Lebanon will cover and overwhelm you; the destruction of the animals [which the violence frightened away] will terrify you on account of men's blood and the violence done to the land, to the city and all its inhabitants.

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you [king of Babylon] have plundered many nations, all who are left of the people shall plunder you–because of men's blood and for the violence done to the earth, to the city and all the people who live in each city.

Revelation 16:6

Because they have poured out the blood of Your people (the saints) and the prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. Such is their due [they deserve it]! [Ps. 79:3.]