Proverbs 13:2
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.”Proverbs 13:2
What Does Proverbs 13:2 Mean?
Proverbs 13:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 13:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”Proverbs 12:14“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.”Proverbs 18:20“A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”James 1:26“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”Proverbs 10:11“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”Psalms 140:11“Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”Proverbs 1:31“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”Psalms 75:8“For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.”Proverbs 1:11“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”Proverbs 4:17“For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.”Habakkuk 2:8“Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”Habakkuk 2:17“For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.”Jeremiah 25:27“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”Revelation 16:6“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”Proverbs 1:18“And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.”
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