Proverbs 12:14

Hebrew	מִפְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ יִשְׂבַּע ט֑וֹב וּגְמ֥וּל יְדֵי אָ֝דָ֗ם ישוב יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ
ESV	From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
NIV	From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
NLT	Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards.
LXX	ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ψυχὴ ἀνδρὸς πλησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν ἀνταπόδομα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. χειλέων αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) δοθήσεται αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	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.

^{Proverbs 12:13 ← Proverbs 12:14 → Proverbs 12:15}

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