Go
Articles on

Proverbs 13

Prov. 13:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
2
A man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
shall eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
by the fruit
priy (Hebrew #6529)
fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bough, ((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from 6509
of his mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
: buta the soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
of the transgressors
bagad (Hebrew #898)
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
KJV usage: deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), X very.
Pronounce: baw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
shall eat violence
chamac (Hebrew #2555)
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
KJV usage: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Pronounce: khaw-mawce'
Origin: from 2554
.
a
Psa. 75:8• 8For in Jehovah's hand [is] a cup,{HR}And the wine foameth, it is full of mixture.{HR}He poureth out of it: surely the dregs of it all{HR}The wicked of the earth shall drain (and) drink. (Psa. 75:8)
;
Jer. 25:27‑31• 27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
 28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
 29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.
 30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
 31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 25:27‑31)

More on:

+
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

+
eat.
Prov. 12:14• 14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of the mouth;{HR}And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered to him. (Prov. 12:14)
;
Prov. 18:20• 20A man's belly is satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;{HR}With the increase of his lips is he satisfied. (Prov. 18:20)
the soul.
Prov. 1:11‑13,18,31• 11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,{HR}Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
 12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,{HR}And whole as those that go down into the pit.
 13We shall find all precious substance,{HR}We shall fill our houses with spoil:
 18And they lay wait for their own blood;{HR}They lurk privily for their own lives.
 31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way,{HR}And be filled with their own devices. (Prov. 1:11‑13,18,31)
;
Prov. 4:17• 17For they eat the bread of wickedness{HR}And drink the wine of violence. (Prov. 4:17)
;
Prov. 10:11• 11The mouth of a righteous one [is] a fountain of life;{HR}But the mouth of the wicked covereth violence. (Prov. 10:11)
;
Psa. 75:8• 8For in Jehovah's hand [is] a cup,{HR}And the wine foameth, it is full of mixture.{HR}He poureth out of it: surely the dregs of it all{HR}The wicked of the earth shall drain (and) drink. (Psa. 75:8)
;
Psa. 140:11• 11A man of tongue shall not be established in the earth (land);{HR}A man of violence, evil shall hunt him to ruin (destruction). (Psa. 140:11)
;
Jer. 25:27‑31• 27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
 28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
 29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.
 30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
 31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 25:27‑31)
;
Hab. 2:8,17• 8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and all that dwell therein.
 17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. (Hab. 2:8,17)
;
Rev. 16:6• 6For they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou gavest them blood to drink: they are worthy. (Rev. 16:6)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violenceb.

JND Translation Notes

+
b
Or "the desire of the faithless is violence."

W. Kelly Translation

+
2
A man shall eat good by the mouth’s fruit;{HR}But the soul of the treacherous [is for] violence.