Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. ²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.
²² The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Righteous Man

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Proverbs 5:23

He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray.

Job 4:3-4

Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.

Job 29:21-22

"Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Proverbs 1:29

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

Proverbs 1:31

therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.

Proverbs 5:12

and you say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

Proverbs 12:18

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.

Jeremiah 3:15

"'And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

John 3:19-20

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

John 21:15-17

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;not for shameful gain, but eagerly;