Proverbs 13:2

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 13:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The fruit of his mouth - Speech rightly used is itself good, and must therefore bring good fruit. Eat violence - i. e., Bring upon itself rep...
Arno 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 glo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14. eat. get his food: "eat" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6, for what is gained by effort....
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. A man shall eat good by the fruit of (his...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth. — See above on Proverbs 12:14 . Shall eat violence. — Comp. Proverbs 1:31 ; Proverbs 26:6 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and sha...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 13:2 . Compare this with Proverbs 12:14 . As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the tr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth ,.... Or, "of the mouth"; either another's or his own, since the word his is not in the text; thoug...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence. Ver. 2. A man shall eat good by the frui...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A wise son , &c. Houbigant translates this verse, “A wise son regardeth the instruction of his father; but a son who is a scorner heareth not r...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. Note, 1. If that which c...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Shall eat good; shall receive much comfort, and credit, and benefit to himself. By the fruit of his mouth; by his wise and profitable discourses....
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 13:2 . Shall eat , in the second clause, is supplied by the English translation. Many commentators render this clause “t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 13:1 . A wise son heareth his father's instruction. This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear th...
The Biblical Illustrator

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth. Natural retaliation Although the spirit and practice of retaliation are nowhere vindicated in S...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction. The Author...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 2. A man shall eat good, himself enjoy the benefits, by the fruit of his mouth, as the result of his speaking always with the benefit of other...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 2:17 ; Habakkuk 2:8 ; Jeremiah 25:27-31 ; Proverbs 1:11-13 ; Proverbs 1:18 ; Proverbs 1:31 ; Proverbs 10:11 ; Proverbs 12:14 ; Prov...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Shall eat — Shall receive comfort, and benefit by his wise and profitable discourses.

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 13:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 13:2