Proverbs 12:14 (BSB)

By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

From Proverbs 12. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 12:14

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 12:14: We are here assured, for our quickening to every good word and work, 1. That even good words will turn to a good account (Pro 12:14): A man shall be satisfied with good (that is, he shall gain present comfort, that inward pleasure which is truly satisfying) by the fruit of his mouth, by the good he does with his pious discourse and prudent advice.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 12:14: A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,.... 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...
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 12:14: Pro 12:14 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.