Proverbs 16:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: But the instruction of fools is folly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Understanding is a wellspring of life to those who have it, but to give instruction to fools is folly.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.

Common English Bible

²² One who has insight is a fountain of life, but the instruction of the foolish is folly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.

Proverbs 16:22 Cross References

John 6:63

It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Matthew 15:14

Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

John 5:24

Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 3:22

and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise of heart is called perceptive, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 16:23

The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to their lips.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.