Proverbs 18:20
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”Proverbs 18:20
What Does Proverbs 18:20 Mean?
Proverbs 18:20 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 18:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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 13:2“A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.”Proverbs 12:13“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.”Proverbs 25:11“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”John 4:32“But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.”Hosea 10:13“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.”Proverbs 22:18“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.”Isaiah 60:9“Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.”Proverbs 22:21“That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?”
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