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Proverbs 10:21
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The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
The lips of the righteous feed many,but fools die for lack of sense.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed and guide many, But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Many are helped by useful instruction, but fools are killed by their own stupidity.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The lips of the righteous feed many; but the foolish die for want of understanding.
The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome.
The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in want.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart.
Good people's words will help many others, but fools will die because they don't have wisdom.
The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous feed many,But fools die for lack of wisdom. [fn]
The lips of those who are right with God feed many, but fools die for want of understanding.
The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
The lips of the righteous are full of mercy; but the fools die for want of wisdom.
A good person's words will benefit many people, but you can kill yourself with stupidity.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The lips of a righteous [man] feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
The lippis of a iust man techen ful manye men; but thei that ben vnlerned, schulen die in nedinesse of herte.
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.
The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, but chatterboxes die of an empty heart.
The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous feed many,But ignorant fools die for lack of a heart of wisdom.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
feed: Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 15:4, Job 4:3, Job 4:4, Job 23:12, Job 29:21, Job 29:22, Psalms 37:30, Ecclesiastes 12:9, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Jeremiah 3:15, Jeremiah 15:16, John 21:15-17, 1 Peter 5:2
fools: Proverbs 1:29, Proverbs 1:31, Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 5:23, Hosea 4:6, Matthew 13:19, John 3:19, John 3:20, Romans 1:28
wisdom: Heb. heart, Proverbs 17:16
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:7 - shalt talk 1 Kings 10:8 - happy are these 2 Chronicles 9:7 - General Job 12:20 - the speech of the trusty Psalms 71:24 - My tongue Psalms 119:144 - understanding Proverbs 10:11 - mouth of a Proverbs 10:13 - the lips Proverbs 10:31 - mouth Proverbs 15:7 - the heart Proverbs 18:21 - Death Proverbs 19:2 - that the Proverbs 20:15 - but Proverbs 22:18 - fitted Ecclesiastes 10:12 - words Song of Solomon 4:3 - lips Matthew 12:35 - good man Matthew 13:52 - which Luke 6:45 - good man Acts 20:28 - to feed Colossians 4:6 - your
Cross-References
He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many,.... Not their bodies; words are but wind, and will not feed; it is not enough to say to the distressed, "be ye warmed and filled", and give nothing; unless this can be understood of obtaining food for others by their prayers, as Jarchi interprets it: but the souls of many; these the righteous feed, by communicating the spiritual knowledge and understanding of divine things they are partakers of; by setting before them the bread of life, the honey and milk of the Gospel, they have under their tongue; and by the good counsel and advice, comforts and admonitions, they give them; see Jeremiah 3:15;
but fools die for want of wisdom: not a corporeal death, which is common to men of every rank and quality; wise men die even as fools; but they continue under the power of a spiritual death, for want of enlightening and quickening grace, and so die an eternal death: not for want of natural wisdom, which they may have a greater share of than those who live spiritually and eternally; but for want of spiritual wisdom and knowledge; the knowledge of Christ, and the way of life and salvation by him, and the knowledge of God in Christ; and not always for the want of the means of such wisdom and knowledge; as the Scriptures, which are able to make a man wise unto salvation; and the Gospel, which is the wisdom of God in a mystery; but through the neglect and contempt of them: though sometimes men perish through want of the means of knowledge, and the neglect of those who should instruct them, Hosea 4:6.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Feed - The Hebrew word, like ποιμαίνειν poimainein, includes the idea of guiding as well as nourishing; doing a shepherd’s work in both.
For want of wisdom - Some prefer, through him who wanteth understanding, referring to a person. The wise guides others to safety; the fool, empty-headed, and empty-hearted, involves others like himself in destruction.
