14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:14
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 14
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By fruitfulמִפְּרִ֣יH6529Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructspeechפִי־H6310Noun - masculine singular constructa manאִ֭ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularis filledיִשְׂבַּע־H7646Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith good thingsט֑וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand the workוּגְמ֥וּלH1576Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof [his]אָ֝דָ֗םH120Noun - masculine singularhandsיְדֵי־H3027Noun - feminine dual constructreturnsיָשׁוּבH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto himלֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular