2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

Other Translations of Proverbs 13:2

King James Version

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

English Standard Version

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

The Message

2 The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.

New King James Version

2 A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

New Living Translation

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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:2

Commentary on Proverbs 13:2

(Read Proverbs 13:2)

By our words we must be justified or condemned, Matthew 12:37.