Proverbs 10:21

Easy To Read Version

A good person’s words will help many people. But a fool’s stupidity will kill him.

Cross References

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn. So I will refuse to let you be a priest for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Proverbs 17:16

If a foolish person has money, it is wasted. Why? Because that foolish person does not use the money to become wise.

Matthew 13:19

What is the seed that fell by the path? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One (the devil) comes and takes away the things that were planted in that person’s heart.

Proverbs 1:29

I will not help because you never wanted my knowledge. You refused to fear and respect the Lord.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are like a Tree of Life. {\cf2\super [19]} But lying words will crush a man’s spirit.

Proverbs 5:23

That evil person will die because he refused to be disciplined. He will be trapped by his own desires.

Proverbs 1:31

You people lived the way you wanted to live. You followed your own advice. So now you must accept the result of your own actions!

Job 23:12

I always obey God’s commands.\par I love the words from God’s mouth\par more than I love my food.\par

Jeremiah 15:16

Your message came to me\par and I ate your words.\par Your message made me very happy.\par I was happy to be called by your name.\par Your name is Lord All-Powerful.\par

Proverbs 12:18

If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.

1 Peter 5:2

take care of the group of people that you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. {\cf2\super [31]} Watch over that flock because you want to, not because you are forced to do it. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed those people to have their own worthless thinking. And so those people do the things that they should not do.

Jeremiah 3:15

Then I will give you new rulers. Those rulers will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

Psalm 37:30

A good person gives good advice.\par His decisions are fair to every person.\par

Matthew 12:35

A good person has good things saved in his heart. And so he speaks the good things that come from his heart. But an evil person has evil saved in his heart. So he speaks the evil things that come from his heart.

Proverbs 6:32

But a man who does the sin of adultery is foolish. He is destroying himself—he himself causes his own destruction!

Proverbs 10:11

A good man’s words make life better. But the words from an evil man only shows the bad that is inside him. {\cf2\super [13]}

Proverbs 1:32

“Foolish people die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are happy to continue in their foolish ways, and this will destroy them.

Proverbs 5:2

Then you will remember to live wisely and watch what you say.

Proverbs 15:7

Wise people say things that give you new information. But foolish people say nothing worth hearing.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words from wise men are like sharp sticks that people use to make their animals go the right way. Those teachings are like strong pegs that won’t break. \{You can trust those teachings to show you the right way to live.\} Those wise teachings all come from the same Shepherd (God).

Isaiah 5:13

\{The Lord says,\} “My people will be captured and taken away. Why? Because they don’t really know \{me\}. Some of the people living in Israel are important now. They are happy with their easy lives. But all those great people will become very thirsty and very hungry.