Proverbs 10:21

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Proverbs 10:21

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

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you from serving as My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

Job 4:3-4

Indeed, you have instructed many
and have strengthened weak hands.

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commands of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
more than my daily food.

Job 29:21-22

Men listened to me with expectation,
waiting silently for my advice.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

Proverbs 1:29

Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

Proverbs 1:31

they will eat the fruit of their way
and be glutted with their own schemes.

Proverbs 5:12

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

Jeremiah 3:15

I will give you shepherds who are loyal to Me, and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them.
Your words became a delight to me
and the joy of my heart,
for I am called by Your name,
Yahweh God of Hosts.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

John 3:19-20

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

John 21:15-17

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

Romans 1:28

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;

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Summary

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Feed

Fools

Wisdom

Proverbs 17:16

General references

2 Chronicles 9:7

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

Feed

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,
but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

Indeed, you have instructed many
and have strengthened weak hands.

I have not departed from the commands of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
more than my daily food.

Men listened to me with expectation,
waiting silently for my advice.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

I will give you shepherds who are loyal to Me,

and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.

Your words were found, and I ate them.
Your words became a delight to me
and the joy of my heart,
for I am called by Your name,
Yahweh God of Hosts.

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,”

He told him.

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;

Fools

Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

“This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

Wisdom

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

General references

How happy are your men.

How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.