Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

²⁰ The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value. ²¹ The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense. ²² The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Righteous Man

Hosea 4:6

Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.

Proverbs 5:23

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

Job 4:3-4

Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;

Job 23:12

I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

Job 29:21-22

Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Proverbs 1:29

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

Proverbs 1:31

So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

Proverbs 5:12

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

Proverbs 12:18

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

Proverbs 15:4

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you keepers, pleasing to my heart, who will give you your food with knowledge and wisdom.

Jeremiah 15:16

But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

Matthew 13:19

When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

John 3:19-20

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

John 21:15-17

Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

Romans 1:28

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

1 Peter 5:2

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;