Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity. Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things


Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity. Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.


Because dreams abound, and vanities and the words are many, but fear thou God. Verse ConceptsBad DreamsDaydreamingMan's Conduct Towards GodMisleading DreamsPeople Being SilentFear God!

As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Verse ConceptsProverbsWise Proverbsdrunkards



Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Verse ConceptsContemplationActionsFalse HopesHope, Nature OfRashnessHow Silence Is WiseDo Not Be RashWithout HopeFoolsDecision Making

The heart of him that has understanding seeks wisdom, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness. Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfStudyKnowledgeSeeking For Abstract ThingsValuing Knowledge

For him that answers a word before he hears, it is folly and reproach unto him. Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfSpeech, Positive Aspects OfCounselingAnsweringDo Not Be RashDiplomacyDecision Makinganswers

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Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity. Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things

The lips of the wise disperse wisdom, but the heart of the foolish does not so. Verse ConceptsLipsIntellectual KnowledgeValuing Knowledge


Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfLamenessLegsProverbsWise Proverbs


O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be unto you instead of wisdom. Verse ConceptsSilenceHow Silence Is WiseMan's Wisdom

Shall vain words have an end? Or what is it that emboldens thee to answer? I also could speak as ye do. I wish your soul were in my soul's stead, that I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting God's AdviceThose Who Were Ignorant

Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him. Verse ConceptsSpeech, Power And Significance OfLike Bad PeopleAnsweringFoolsChanging Yourselfanswers

Do not accuse a slave in the presence of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. Verse ConceptsInjuryServanthood, In SocietySlanderSlavescriticismgossipingaccusations

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. The fool multiplies words and says, Man cannot tell what shall be, and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.




Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity. Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things

Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfLamenessLegsProverbsWise Proverbs


The words from the mouth of the wise man are grace, but the lips of the fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. The fool multiplies words and says, Man cannot tell what shall be, and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent. Verse ConceptsProverbsRidicule, Nature OfSilenceSpeech, Negative Aspects OfTongueHeartlessnessHow Silence Is WiseDespising PeopleBelittling



Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity. Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things