Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 12:14

"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man`s hands shall be rendered unto him." — Proverbs 12:14 (ASV)

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth ...—Even in this life the wise counsels and kindly deeds by which others are aided, the bread cast upon the waters (Ecclesiastes 11:1), return to the giver in the shape of love and respect, and it may be, of similar aid; while the full recompense, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, will come later, at the great day of retribution.