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Proverbs 13:2

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2From the fruit of a man’s mouth he 1aenjoys good,

But the 2desire of the treacherous is bviolence.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit eats
  2. 2Lit soul

Cross references

  1. aProv 12:14
  2. bProv 1:31; Hos 10:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,

but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,

but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From the fruit of his mouth,

a person will enjoy good things,

but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wise words will win you a good meal,

but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good,

but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.

KJV 1900King James Version

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth:

But the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.