Verse 21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Hos 4:6 : 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being a priest to me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
  • Prov 5:23 : 23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands. 4 Your words have upheld him who was falling, and you have strengthened feeble knees.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 Nor have I departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • Job 29:21-22 : 21 Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence for my counsel. 22 After my words they spoke not again; and my speech fell gently upon them.
  • Ps 37:30 : 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of 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 of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Prov 15:4 : 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?
  • Eccl 12:9-9 : 9 Moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. 10 The preacher sought to find acceptable words, and what was written was upright, even words of truth.
  • Jer 3:15 : 15 And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O 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 condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs. 16 He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my sheep. 17 He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind;