Proverbs 16:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Insight is a fountain of life  for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

Cross References

John 6:63

The Spirit   is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone! They are blind guides.   And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.’

Proverbs 13:14

A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

John 5:24

‘Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life   and will not come under judgement 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, ‘Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the  Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 3:22

They will be life for you  , and adornment  for your neck.

Proverbs 16:21

Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech  increases learning.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth; it adds learning to his speech.  ,

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his devastation, and his lips are a trap for his life.