Proverbs 12:14

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, ¹  and the work of his hands ²  will be rendered to ³  him.

Ps 63:5; Pr 13:2; Pr 18:20,21; Isa 3:10,11; Mt 10:41,42; Mt 16:27; 2Th 1:6,7; Heb 2:2; Heb 11:26

¹ tn Heb “fruit of the lips.” The term “fruit” is the implied comparison, meaning what is produced; and “lips” is the metonymy of cause, referring to speech. Proper speech will result in good things.

² tn Heb “the work of the hands of a man.”

³ tc The Kethib has the Qal imperfect, “will return” to him (cf. NASB); the Qere preserves a Hiphil imperfect, “he/one will restore/render” to him (cf. KJV, ASV). The Qere seems to suggest that someone (God or people) will reward him in kind. Since there is no expressed subject, it may be translated as a passive voice.