Proverbs 13:2-4

2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he ¹enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is ²violence.

3 The one who ³guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who ⁴opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 12:14
• 2. Proverbs 1:31; Hosea 10:13
• 3. Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 21:23; James 3:2
• 4. Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:19

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "eats"
• [b]. Lit "soul"
• [c]. Lit "ruin is his"