Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing. ²¹ The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die. ²² The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

Righteous Man

Hosea 4:6

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

Proverbs 5:23

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

Job 4:3-4

Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.

Job 23:12

The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.

Job 29:21-22

To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

Proverbs 1:29

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

Proverbs 1:31

And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

Proverbs 5:12

And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,

Proverbs 12:18

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

Proverbs 15:4

A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

Jeremiah 3:15

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 15:16

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Matthew 13:19

Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

John 3:19-20

'And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;

John 21:15-17

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

Romans 1:28

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

1 Peter 5:2

feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,