Proverbs 12:14

In 11 translations

BSB

By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

KJV

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.

WEB

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

ASV

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

LSV

One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, || And the deed of man’s hands returns to him.

YLT

From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.

DBY

A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

DRC

By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him.

GNV

A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

JPS

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

LXXE

The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יִשְׂבַּע־ט֑וֹב וּגְמ֥וּל יְדֵי־אָ֝דָ֗ם ישוב לֽוֹ׃Read aloud as (qere): יָשִׁ֥יב

LXX-Br

Ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ψυχὴ ἀνδρὸς πλησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν, ἀνταπόδομα δὲ χειλέων αὐτοῦ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 18:20–21From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
• Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
• Proverbs 13:2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
• Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
• Matthew 10:41–42Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. And if anyone gives even a…
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with…
• Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
• Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
• Hebrews 11:26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.

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