Proverbs 13:2-4
Wycliffe Bible
2 A man shall be filled with goods of the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of unpious men is wicked. (A good person shall be filled with things from the fruit of his mouth; but the souls of evil people be wicked.)
3 He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul; but he that is unwary to speak, shall feel evils. (He who guardeth his mouth, keepeth his soul safe; but he who is careless when he speaketh, shall experience evil.)
4 A slow man will, and will not; but the soul of them that work shall be made fat. (A lazy person desireth, and desireth not; but those who do work shall prosper.)
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Proverbs 13:2-4
King James Version
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Proverbs 13:2-4
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.
3 (C)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
(D)he who opens wide his lips (E)comes to ruin.
4 (F)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (G)is richly supplied.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
