Proverbs 12:14
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12:14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,38
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- 38 Heb “fruit of the lips.” The term “fruit” is the implied comparison, meaning what is produced; and “lips” is the metonymy of cause, referring to speech. Proper speech will result in good things.
- 39 Heb “the work of the hands of a man.”
- 40 The Kethib has the Qal imperfect, “will return” to him (cf. ); the Qere preserves a Hiphil imperfect, “he/one will restore/render” to him (cf. , ). The Qere seems to suggest that someone (God or people) will reward him in kind. Since there is no expressed subject, it may be translated as a passive voice.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,
and the work of their hands brings them reward.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A person will be satisfied with good
by the fruit of his mouth,
and the work of a person’s hands will reward him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wise words bring many benefits,
and hard work brings rewards.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
and the reward of a man’s labor will return to him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth:
And the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
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