I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth.
Proverbs 10:21 - Revised Standard Version The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The lips of the righteous feed many: But fools die for want of wisdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous feed and guide many, but fools die for want of understanding and heart. American Standard Version (1901) The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding. Common English Bible The lips of the righteous nourish many people, but fools who lack sense will die. Catholic Public Domain Version The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding. |
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them;
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?
and you say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is lost.
He who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.
The sayings of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings which are given by one Shepherd.
Therefore my people go into exile for want of knowledge; their honored men are dying of hunger, and their multitude is parched with thirst.
Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord, God of hosts.
“ ‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.
Tend the flock of God that is your charge, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly,