Proverbs 16:22

Easy To Read Version

Wisdom brings true life to people who have it. But fools only learn to be more foolish.

Cross References

John 6:63

It is not the body that gives a person life. It is the spirit that gives life. The things I told you are spirit. And so these things give life.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [208]} They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a hole.”

Proverbs 13:14

The teachings of a wise person give life. Those words will help you in times of trouble.

John 5:24

“I tell you the truth. If a person hears what I say and believes in the One (God) who sent me, that person has life forever. That person will not be judged guilty. He has already left death and has entered into life.

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]}

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered Jesus, “Lord, where would we go? You have the things that give life forever.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of a wise man are like water bubbling up from a deep well—the well of wisdom!

Proverbs 15:28

Good people think before they answer. But evil people speak before they think, and that causes them trouble.

Proverbs 15:2

When a wise person speaks, other people want to listen. But a foolish person speaks only foolishness.

Proverbs 14:27

Respect for the Lord gives true life. It saves a person from death’s trap.

Proverbs 3:22

Wisdom and understanding will give you life and make it more beautiful.

Proverbs 16:21

People will know if a person is wise. And a person that carefully chooses his words can be very persuasive.

Proverbs 16:23

A wise man always thinks before he speaks. And the words he says are good and worth hearing.

Proverbs 18:7

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.