Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible






“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?
Verse ConceptsWorldly WisdomVain TalkToo Many Words

“Should he argue with useless talk,
Or with words which are not profitable?
Verse ConceptsVain TalkUseless Words



the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness. Verse ConceptsVain TalkBeginning And EndPeople Acting Madly

therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you desolate and crushed you from every side, that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have been taken up in the talk and the whispering of the people.”’” Verse ConceptsVain TalkPressingFaintnessTaking PossessionUnder One's BreathFungossiping

"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

A fool's lips bring strife, And his mouth calls for blows. A fool's mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.


For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God. Verse ConceptsBad DreamsDaydreamingMan's Conduct Towards GodMisleading DreamsPeople Being SilentFear God!

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Verse ConceptsProverbsWise Proverbsdrunkards



Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Verse ConceptsContemplationActionsFalse HopesHope, Nature OfRashnessHow Silence Is WiseDo Not Be RashWithout HopeFoolsDecision Making

The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfStudyKnowledgeSeeking For Abstract ThingsValuing Knowledge


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Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
Verse ConceptsLipsIntellectual KnowledgeValuing Knowledge


Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfLamenessLegsProverbsWise Proverbs


“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
Verse ConceptsSilenceHow Silence Is WiseMan's Wisdom

"Is there no limit to windy words? Or what plagues you that you answer? "I too could speak like you, If I were in your place. I could compose 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

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
Verse ConceptsSpeech, Power And Significance OfLike Bad PeopleAnsweringFoolsChanging Yourselfanswers

Do not slander a slave to his master,
Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.
Verse ConceptsInjuryServanthood, In SocietySlanderSlavescriticismgossipingaccusations

the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness. Yet the fool multiplies words No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?




“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?
Verse ConceptsWorldly WisdomVain TalkToo Many Words

“Should he argue with useless talk,
Or with words which are not profitable?
Verse ConceptsVain TalkUseless Words



the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness. Verse ConceptsVain TalkBeginning And EndPeople Acting Madly

therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you desolate and crushed you from every side, that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have been taken up in the talk and the whispering of the people.”’” Verse ConceptsVain TalkPressingFaintnessTaking PossessionUnder One's BreathFungossiping

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.
Verse ConceptsBackParental DisciplineLipsProverbsMan's WisdomDiscernment







Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness. Yet the fool multiplies words No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?




Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
Verse ConceptsBabblingSpeech, Power And Significance OfThriftTroubleDestructionValuing KnowledgeStoring Other Things




“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?
Verse ConceptsWorldly WisdomVain TalkToo Many Words

“Should he argue with useless talk,
Or with words which are not profitable?
Verse ConceptsVain TalkUseless Words



the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness. Verse ConceptsVain TalkBeginning And EndPeople Acting Madly

therefore prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “For good reason they have made you desolate and crushed you from every side, that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations and you have been taken up in the talk and the whispering of the people.”’” Verse ConceptsVain TalkPressingFaintnessTaking PossessionUnder One's BreathFungossiping