Proverbs 15:7

English Standard Version 2016

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.

Cross References

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

2 Timothy 2:2

and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 5:2

that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.