Proverbs 10:21

Conservative English Version

Many are helped by useful instruction, but fools are killed by their own stupidity.

Cross References

Job 23:12

and I have always treasured his teachings.

Psalm 37:30

Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice.

Proverbs 1:29

No, you would not learn, and you refused to respect the LORD.

Proverbs 1:31

"Now you will eat the fruit of what you have done, until you are stuffed full with your own schemes.

Proverbs 1:32

Sin and self-satisfaction bring destruction and death to stupid fools.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of good people are a source of life, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:18

Sharp words cut like a sword, but words of wisdom heal.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are good medicine, but deceitful words can really hurt.

Proverbs 15:7

Words of wisdom make good sense; the thoughts of a fool make no sense at all.

Proverbs 17:16

Why should fools have money for an education when they refuse to learn?

Proverbs 5:12

and shout, "I hated advice and correction!

Proverbs 5:2

you will have sound judgment, and you will always know the right thing to say.

Proverbs 5:23

They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control.

Proverbs 6:32

But if you go to bed with another man's wife, you will destroy yourself by your own stupidity.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words of wisdom are like the stick a farmer uses to make animals move. These sayings come from God, our only shepherd, and they are like nails that fasten things together.

Isaiah 5:13

and so his people know nothing about him. That's why many of you will be dragged off to foreign lands. Your leaders will starve to death, and everyone else will suffer from thirst.

Jeremiah 15:16

When you spoke to me, I was glad to obey, because I belong to you, the LORD All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 3:15

Then I'll appoint wise rulers who will obey me, and they will care for you like shepherds.

Hosea 4:6

You priests have rejected me, and my people are destroyed by refusing to obey. Now I'll reject you and forget your children, because you have forgotten my Law.

Matthew 12:35

Good people bring good things out of their hearts, but evil people bring evil things out of their hearts.

Matthew 13:19

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

1 Peter 5:2

Just as shepherds watch over their sheep, you must watch over everyone God has placed in your care. Do it willingly in order to please God, and not simply because you think you must. Let it be something you want to do, instead of something you do merely to make money.