Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:2
“From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.”
In context
1A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
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