Притчи 18:20

българска библия

20 От плодовете на устата на човека ще се насити коремът му; От произведението на устните си човек ще се насити.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 12:14, Proverbs 13:2, Proverbs 22:18, Proverbs 22:21, Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 25:12

Reciprocal: Isaiah 60:9 - unto Hosea 10:13 - eaten John 4:32 - I have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth,.... With his own words and discourses, when they are prudent, pious, and savoury; when they are with grace, and minister it; they are satisfying to himself, to his own mind and conscience, and to his family; to all within his house, which is, as it were, his belly; but, if otherwise, it will not be profitable nor satisfying to either; and therefore, if a man would keep conscience easy, and be useful to others, he ought to take care what he says; see Proverbs 12:14;

[and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled; the same thing as before, expressed in different words, alluding to the sowing, of seed in the earth, and the increase of it; as a man sows he reaps, and enjoys the fruits of his labour; according to what a man sows with his lips, such is his harvest he is afterwards a partaker of.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The general sense is plain. A man must for good or evil take the consequence of his words, as well as his deeds. Compare the marginal reference.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 18:20. With the fruit of his mouth — Our own words frequently shape our good or evil fortune in life.