Verse 13

In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
  • Prov 7:22 : 22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the correction of the fool;
  • Prov 10:10-11 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall. 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
  • Exod 10:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.
  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.