Proverbs 13:2

New Century Version

People will be rewarded for what they say, but those who can’t be trusted want only violence.

Cross References

Psalm 140:11

Don’t let liars settle in the land. Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.

Psalm 75:8

The Lord holds a cup of anger in his hand; it is full of wine mixed with spices. He pours it out even to the last drop, and the wicked drink it all.

Proverbs 1:18

But sinners will fall into their own traps; they will only catch themselves!

Proverbs 1:31

So you will get what you deserve; you will get what you planned for others.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water, but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.

Proverbs 11:23

Those who do right only wish for good, but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.

Proverbs 12:14

People will be rewarded for what they say, and they will also be rewarded for what they do.

Proverbs 18:20

People will be rewarded for what they say; they will be rewarded by how they speak.

Proverbs 18:21

What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded.

Proverbs 4:17

They feast on wickedness and cruelty as if they were eating bread and drinking wine.

Hosea 10:13

But you have plowed evil and harvested trouble; you have eaten the fruit of your lies. Because you have trusted in your own power and your many soldiers,

Habakkuk 2:17

You hurt many people in Lebanon, but now you will be hurt. You killed many animals there, and now you must be afraid because of what you did to that land, those cities, and the people who lived in them.

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you have stolen from many nations, those who are left will take much from you. This is because you have killed many people, destroying countries and cities and everyone in them.

Revelation 16:6

They have poured out the blood of your holy people and your prophets. So now you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”