Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
General references
Bible References
Too
Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 15:24 For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
but a fool’s eyes
Psalm 10:5 His ways are always secure;
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.
Psalm 92:5 How magnificent are Your works, Lord,
how profound Your thoughts!
how profound Your thoughts!
1 Corinthians 2:14
But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.
Openeth
Proverbs 22:22 Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,
and don’t crush the oppressed
Proverbs 31:8 Speak up for those who have no voice,
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.
for the justice of all who are dispossessed.
Job 29:7 When I went out to the city gate
and took my seat in the town square,
and took my seat in the town square,
Job 31:21 if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
Isaiah 29:21 those who, with their speech,
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
accuse a person of wrongdoing,
who set a trap at the gate for the mediator,
and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
Amos 5:10 They hate the one who convicts the guilty
at the city gate
and despise the one who speaks with integrity.
at the city gate
and despise
General references
Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.