| Geneva Study Bible A man shall eat good by the fruit {a} of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. (a) If he uses his tongue to God's glory, and the profit of his neighbour, God will bless him. Wesley's Notes 13:2 Shall eat - Shall receive comfort, and benefit by his wise and profitable discourses. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 2. shall eat-that is, obtain (Pr 12:14). transgressors-as in Pr 2:22. violence-or, "mischief" to themselves. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 13:1 There is great hope of those that reverence their parents. There is little hope of any who will not hear those that deal faithfully with them. 2. By our words we must be justified or condemned, Mt 12:37. 3. He that thinks before he speaks, that suppresses evil if he have thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief. Many a one is ruined by an ungoverned tongue. 4. The slothful desire the gains the diligent get, but hate the pains the diligent take; therefore they have nothing. This is especially true as to the soul. 5. Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes. | 
