Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

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The tongue of the righteous is like precious silver (greatly valued);
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
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The lips of the righteous feed and guide many,
But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.
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The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

Righteous Man

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will].
Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge,
I will also reject you from being My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your children.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die for lack of instruction (discipline),
And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.

Job 4:3-4

“Behold, you have admonished and instructed many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.

Job 23:12

“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

Job 29:21-22

“They listened to me and waited
And kept silent for my counsel.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice and truth.

Proverbs 1:29

Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],

Proverbs 1:31

“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.

Proverbs 5:12

And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,
And my heart despised correction and reproof!

Proverbs 12:18

There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4

A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,
But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

Furthermore, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered and searched out and arranged many proverbs.

Jeremiah 3:15

“Then [in the final time] I will give you [spiritual] shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and [true] understanding.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom [regarding salvation] and does not understand and grasp it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

John 3:19-20

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

John 21:15-17

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm;