Proverbs 13:2

God's Word

A person eats well as a result of his speaking ability, but the appetite of treacherous people ⌞craves⌟ violence.

Cross References

Psalm 140:11

Do not let slanderers prosper on earth. Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.

Psalm 75:8

A cup is in the Lord’s hand. (Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.) He will empty it, ⌞and⌟ all the wicked people on earth will have to drink every last drop.

Proverbs 1:18

But these people set an ambush for their own murder. They go into hiding only to lose their lives.

Proverbs 1:31

They will eat the fruit of their lifestyle. They will be stuffed with their own schemes.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of righteous people ends only in good, but the hope of wicked people ends only in fury.

Proverbs 12:14

One person enjoys good things as a result of his speaking ability. Another is paid according to what his hands have accomplished.

Proverbs 18:20

A person’s speaking ability provides for his stomach. His talking provides him a living.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will have to eat their own words.

Proverbs 4:17

They eat food obtained through wrongdoing and drink wine obtained through violence.

Hosea 10:13

You have planted wickedness and harvested evil. You have eaten the fruit that your lies produced. You have trusted your own power and your many warriors.

Habakkuk 2:17

The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction done to the animals will terrify you because of the slaughter and violence done to lands, cities, and all their inhabitants.

Habakkuk 2:8

You have looted many nations. All the rest of the people will loot you because of the slaughter and violence done to lands, cities, and all their inhabitants.

Revelation 16:6

You have given them blood to drink because they have poured out the blood of God’s people and prophets. This is what they deserve.”