Proverbs 15:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Lips

The heart

Proverbs 10:20

Matthew 12:34

James 3:6

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

Lips

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.

You are the most handsome of men;
grace flows from your lips.
Therefore God has blessed you forever.

Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.

My mouth will tell about Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up.

I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—

With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?

For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

The heart

The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

General references

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;
his tongue speaks what is just.