Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
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Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

Job 4:3, 4
Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. . . .

Job 23:12
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Job 23:12
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Job 29:21, 22
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel. . . .

Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Ecclesiastes 12:9, 10
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs. . . .

Jeremiah 3:15
Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and my heart's delight, for I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

John 21:15-17
When 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." . . .

1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God's will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

fools

Proverbs 1:29, 31
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. . . .

Proverbs 5:12, 23
and you will say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! . . .

Hosea 4:6
My 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 13:19
When 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 3:19, 20
And 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. . . .

Romans 1:28
Furthermore, 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.

wisdom

Proverbs 17:16
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.

King James Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

International Standard Version
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

NET Bible
The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The lips of the righteous multiply compassion and the insane will die in the deficiency of their mind.
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