Excerpt from Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs, Vol. 2 By the revenue of his lips is he filled. He will taste in rich measure of the consequences not merely of the good (xii. 14, cf. Xiii. But of whatever he has spoken. This is an oxymoron like Matt. Xv. 11, that not that which goeth into the mouth, but that which cometh out of it, defileth a man. As at John iv. 34 the conduct of a man, so here his words are called his Bpeipa. Not merely the conduct (i. 31, Isa. Iii. But also the words are fruit-bringing; and not only do others taste of the fruit of the words as of the actions of a man, whether they be good or bad, but above all he himself does so, both in this life and in that which is to come. Ver. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue And whoever loveth it shall eat its fruit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.