Proverbs 10:13
Wisdom characterizes the speech of the discerning, but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.
Proverbs 6:32
Whoever commits adultery with a woman is out of his mind; by doing so he corrupts his own soul.
Exodus 10:12
The LORD told Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt to bring the locusts, and they'll come up over the land of Egypt and eat all the vegetation of the land, everything that the hail left."
Psalm 32:9
Don't be like a horse or mule, without understanding. They are held in check by a bit and bridle in their mouths; otherwise they will not remain near you.
Proverbs 7:22
All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap
Proverbs 10:10-11
Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.
Proverbs 10:21
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.
Proverbs 10:31
The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 15:7
What the wise have to say disseminates knowledge, but it's not in the heart of fools to do so.
Proverbs 15:23
An appropriate answer brings joy to a person, and a well-timed word is a good thing.
Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.
Proverbs 19:29
Condemnation is appropriate for mockers, just as beatings are for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 20:15
There is an abundance of gold and precious stones, but lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.
Isaiah 50:4
"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.
Luke 4:22
All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"