Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 18:20 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Proverbs 18:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 18 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.”
Proverbs 18:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 18:20
This proverb articulates the principle of moral causality: words produce consequences—for good or ill—that affect the speaker himself. 'A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth' uses 'belly' (בֶּטֶן/beten, stomach/womb) to represent the whole person—you consume what your speech produces. 'The increase of his lips' (תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו/tevu'at sefatav, harvest/crop of his lips) continues agricultural imagery: speech plants seeds that yield harvests the speaker must 'eat.' This connects to Proverbs 18:21: 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 18:20
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“but the righteous shall come out of trouble.”
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
“a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.”
“if all of them are ready on your lips.”