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

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mind.

Behold, thou hast been a teacher of many, and hast comforted the weary hands.

I have not forsaken the commandment of his lips; but look, what he charged me with his mouth, that have I shut up in my heart.

Unto me men gave ear, me they regarded, and with silence they tarried for my counsel.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.

and I will give you herdsmen after mine own mind, which shall feed you with learning and wisdom.

When I had found thy words, I ate them up greedily: they have made my heart joyful and glad, for I call upon thy name, O LORD God of Hosts.

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

see that ye feed Christ's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them: not as though ye were compelled thereto, but willingly; Not for the desire of filthy lucre, but of a good mind.

Fools

And that because they hated knowledge, and received not the fear of the LORD,

and then say, "Alas, why hated I nurture? Why did my heart despise correction?

My people perish, because they have no knowledge. Seeing then that thou hast refused understanding, therefore will I refuse thee also: so that thou shalt no more be my priest. And forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Whosoever heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the evil man, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. And this is he which was sown by the wayside.

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

And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely,

Wisdom

What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom?

General references

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants which stand before thee always and hear thy wisdom.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.