Verse 13

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
  • Prov 6:32 : 32 A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
  • Prov 7:22 : 22 Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare
  • Prov 10:10-11 : 10 The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin. 11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.
  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
  • Isa 50:4 : 4 The Servant Perseveres The Sovereign LORD has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
  • Exod 10:12 : 12 The LORD said to Moses,“Extend your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up over the land of Egypt and eat everything that grows in the ground, everything that the hail has left.”
  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.