Proverbs 10:21

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The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

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  • Hos 4:6 : 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
  • Prov 5:23 : 23 He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands. 4 Your words have raised up those who stagger, and you have strengthened knees that were about to give way.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
  • Job 29:21-22 : 21 People listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel. 22 After I spoke, they did not speak again, and my words fell gently upon them.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
  • Prov 1:29 : 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 You will say, 'How I hated discipline, and my heart despised correction!'
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one whose rash words are like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Eccl 12:9-9 : 9 In addition to being wise, the Teacher continually taught the people knowledge; he carefully considered, explored, and arranged many proverbs. 10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and to write words of truth accurately.
  • Jer 3:15 : 15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your word became to me the joy and delight of my heart, for I am called by Your name, LORD God of Hosts.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' 16 Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.' 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:7
    81%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    81%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 15:14
    81%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 15:2
    80%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 14:3
    79%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    78%

    21The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 10:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Ps 37:30
    77%

    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  • Prov 10:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 12:23
    75%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 19:1
    74%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 24:7
    73%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 20:15
    73%

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 21:20
    73%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 18:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 11:30
    72%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • Prov 17:24
    72%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 10:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 1:32
    71%

    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 16:13
    71%

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

  • Prov 13:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

    3Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 10:2
    71%

    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

  • Prov 17:28
    71%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 13:25
    71%

    25The righteous eat to their heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.