Proverbs 12:14

“A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth, etc.] The wholesome advice, the good instruction, and sound doctrine he delivers to others, which are the fruit of his lips, and come forth by them from his heart; these redound to his own advantage, are not only a satisfaction to his mind upon reflection, but because of these he is filled with good things, even to satiety, both in this life and that to come; (see <540406> 1 Timothy 4:6); or a “man shall be satisfied with good from the fruit of the mouth”; or “be satisfied from the fruit of the mouth of a man”f337; that is, of another man; either of a private man, by his prayers, by the account he gives of his own experience, by…”

“See Proverbs 13:2 note. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Mouth - By his pious and profitable discourses. Hands - Of his actions. Proverbs 12:15”

“satisfied: Pro 13:2, Pro 18:20, Pro 18:21; Psa 63:5 and: Isa 3:10, Isa 3:11; Mat 10:41, Mat 10:42, Mat 16:27; Th2 1:6, Th2 1:7; Heb 2:2, Heb 11:26 Proverbs 12:15”

“14 From the fruit which the mouth of the man bringeth forth is he satisfied with good, And what the hands of the man accomplish returns back to him. The proverb finds its final verification in the last judgment (cf. Mat 12:37), but it is also illustrated in the present life. If the mouth of a man bringeth forth fruit - namely, the fruit of wholesome doctrine, of right guidance, of comforting exhortation, of peace-bringing consolation for others - this fruit is also to his own advantage, he richly enjoys the good which flows out of his own mouth, the blessing he bestows is also a blessing for himself. The same also is the case with the actions of a man. That which is done, or the service…”