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 is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

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

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and'set in order many proverbs.

and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon,'son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Fools

For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Wisdom

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

General references

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.