Proverbs 18:20
English Standard Version
20 (A)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Proverbs 25:11-12
English Standard Version
11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.
Proverbs 12:13-14
English Standard Version
13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
(B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of his mouth (C)a man is satisfied with good,
(D)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Proverbs 13:2
English Standard Version
2 From the fruit of his mouth a man (A)eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous (B)is for violence.
Proverbs 22:18
English Standard Version
18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
Proverbs 22:21
English Standard Version
21 to (A)make you know what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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