Proverbs 13:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

New Living Translation
Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

English Standard Version
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Berean Study Bible
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

New American Standard Bible
From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

NASB 1995
From the fruit of a man's mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

NASB 1977
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

Amplified Bible
From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Christian Standard Bible
From the fruit of his mouth, a person will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From the words of his mouth, a man will enjoy good things, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

Contemporary English Version
You will be well rewarded for saying something kind, but all some people think about is how to be cruel and mean.

Good News Translation
Good people will be rewarded for what they say, but those who are deceitful are hungry for violence.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person eats well as a result of his speaking ability, but the appetite of treacherous people [craves] violence.

International Standard Version
From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit, but the treacherous crave violence.

NET Bible
From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

New King James Version
A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

King James 2000 Bible
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors feeds on violence.

New Heart English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

World English Bible
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

American King James Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

American Standard Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous'shall eat violence.

A Faithful Version
A man shall eat good from the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressor shall eat violence.

Darby Bible Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

English Revised Version
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

Webster's Bible Translation
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
A good ma shal enioye the frute of his mouth, but he that hath a frowarde mynde, shalbe spoyled.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, "" And the soul of the treacherous—violence.

Young's Literal Translation
From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

Smith's Literal Translation
From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things: but the soul of transgressors is wicked.

Catholic Public Domain Version
From the fruit of his own month, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A good man will be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth and the souls of the evil will be destroyed.

Lamsa Bible
A good man shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; but the souls of the wicked shall perish.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A man shall eat good from the fruit of his mouth; But the desire of the faithless is violence.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A good man shall eat of the fruits of righteousness: but the lives of transgressors shall perish before their time.
















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