Proverbs 13:2

Proverbs 13:2 The Message (MSG)

The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove their way through life.

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

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

People will be rewarded for what they say, but those who can’t be trusted want only violence.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.

From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

The words of the wise are kind and easy to swallow, but the unbeliever just wants to pick a fight and argue.

From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.