Proverbs 12:14

New English Translation

¹⁴A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,^[a]
and the work of his hands^[b] will be rendered to^[c] him.

Proverbs 12:14 tn Heb “fruit of the lips.” The term “fruit” is the implied comparison, meaning what is produced; and “lips” is the metonymy of cause, referring to speech. Proper speech will result in good things.
Proverbs 12:14 tn Heb “the work of the hands of a man.”
Proverbs 12:14 tc The Kethib has the Qal imperfect, “will return” to him (cf. NASB); the Qere preserves a Hiphil imperfect, “he/one will restore/render” to him (cf. KJV, ASV). The Qere seems to suggest that someone (God or people) will reward him in kind. Since there is no expressed subject, it may be translated as a passive voice.

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