A moment in scripture
Proverbs 13:2
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A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
- Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.