Proverbs 10:21

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

²⁰ What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things. ²¹ What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts. ²² The blessing of the LORD establishes wealth, and difficulty does not accompany it.

Righteous Man

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed because they lack knowledge of me. Because you rejected that knowledge, I will reject you as a priest for me. Since you forget the Law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.

Job 4:3-4

Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.

Job 23:12

I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."

Job 29:21-22

"They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.

Proverbs 1:29

"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

Proverbs 1:31

They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 5:12

and you will say, "How I hated instruction, and my heart rejected correction!

Proverbs 12:18

Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.

Proverbs 17:16

What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?

Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

Moreover, besides being wise himself, the Teacher taught people what he had learned by listening, making inquiries, and composing many proverbs.

Jeremiah 3:15

I'll give you shepherds after my own heart, and they'll shepherd you with knowledge and good sense."

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I consumed them. Your words were joy and my hearts delight, because I bear your name, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

John 3:19-20

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

John 21:15-17

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter told him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

Romans 1:28

Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to keep knowing God fully, God delivered them to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.

1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.