Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Bible References

The lips

Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the righteous send forth knowledge, but the heart of the foolish is not so.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Exodus 10:12
And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out your 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, all that the hail has left.
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord Jehovah has given Me the tongue of the learned, to know to help the weary with a word. He wakens morning by morning, He wakens the ear to hear as the learned.
Luke 4:22
And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

A rod

Proverbs 10:10
He who winks the eye causes sorrow; but a babbling fool shall fall.
Proverbs 7:22
He goes after her immediately, like an ox goes to the slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a thousand stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you should pound a fool in a bowl with a bar in the midst of wheat, his foolishness will not depart from him.
Psalm 32:9
Be not like the horse, or like the mule, who have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, so that they do not come near you.