Proverbs 10:21

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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 are those that speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is medicine.

The wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Neither have I separated myself from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

They would hear me and wait, and keep silent at my counsel.

Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.

And the wiser the preacher became that much more did he teach wisdom to the people, causing them to listen and to search things out, and he composed many proverbs.

And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Thy words were found, and I ate them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for thy name was called upon me, O LORD God of the hosts.

So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;

Fools

Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

and say, How have I hated chastening and my heart despised reproof

My people were cut off because they lacked wisdom; because thou hast rejected wisdom, I will cast thee out of the priesthood; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy sons.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who was planted beside the way.

And this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a perverse understanding, to do those things which are not convenient,

Wisdom

Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?

General references

Blessed are thy men and blessed are these thy slaves, who stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom.

Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.