Proverbs 10:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.”
Read Proverbs 10:21 in the flow of Proverbs10 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs10 to see the surrounding context.
“The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 10:21 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 4:3Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
- Job 29:21Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
- Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Proverbs 5:2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
- Proverbs 5:12and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
- Proverbs 5:23He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
- Isaiah 5:13Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.
- Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
- Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- John 3:19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
- John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).