Proverbs 15:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my own mouth, I tell others the laws that you have spoken.

Psalm 37:30

Words of wisdom come when good people speak for justice.

Psalm 45:2

No one is as handsome as you! Your words are always kind. That is why God will always bless you.

Proverbs 15:2

Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.

Proverbs 15:6

Good people become wealthy, but those who are evil will lose what they have.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Proverbs 16:23

You can persuade others if you are wise and speak sensibly.

Proverbs 5:2

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2

Sensible thoughts lead you to do right; foolish thoughts lead you to do wrong.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips are a honeycomb; milk and honey flow from your tongue. Your dress has the aroma of cedar trees from Lebanon.

Matthew 10:27

Whatever I say to you in the dark, you must tell in the light. And you must announce from the housetops whatever I have whispered to you.

Matthew 12:34

You are evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts.

Mark 16:15

Then he told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.

Ephesians 4:29

Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.

James 3:6

The tongue is like a spark. It is an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person's entire life on fire with flames that come from hell itself.