Proverbs 18:20
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
KJV
De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus, et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.
Vulgate
ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησιν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται.
LXX
A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.
ASV
מִ/פְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑/וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו יִשְׂבָּֽע
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
הּ
h
noun · 43×
י
y
noun · 72×
י
y
noun · 496×
י
y
noun · 177×
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע
yshb'
verb · 96×
פְּרִ֣י
pry
noun · 118×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Hos 10:13 — Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
- John 4:32 — But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
- Prov 12:13 — The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- Prov 12:14 — A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
- Prov 13:2 — A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- Prov 13:2 — A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- Prov 22:18 — For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
- Prov 25:11 — A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.