Proverbs 10:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Good people say things that help others, but the wicked die from a lack of understanding.

Cross References

Hosea 4:6

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

Proverbs 17:16

Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.

Matthew 13:19

“What about the seed that fell by the path? That is like the people who hear the teaching about God’s kingdom but do not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in their hearts.

Proverbs 1:29

That is because they hated knowledge. They refused to fear and respect the Lord.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are like a life-giving tree, but lying words will crush your spirit.

Proverbs 5:23

Evil people will die because they refuse to be disciplined. They will be trapped by their own desires.

Proverbs 5:12

Then you will say, “Why didn’t I listen to my parents? Why didn’t I pay attention to my teachers? I didn’t want to be disciplined. I refused to be corrected.

Proverbs 1:31

They filled their lives with what they wanted. They went their own way, so they will get what they deserve.

Job 23:12

I always obey his commands. I love the words from his mouth more than I love my food.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I ate them up. They made me very happy. I was glad to be called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Proverbs 12:18

Speak without thinking, and your words can cut like a knife. Be wise, and your words can heal.

1 Peter 5:2

take care of the group of people you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. 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 them to have their own worthless thinking. And so they do what they should not do.

Jeremiah 3:15

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

Psalm 37:30

Those who do what is right give good advice. Their decisions are always fair.

Matthew 12:35

Those who are good have good things saved in their hearts. That’s why they say good things. But those who are evil have hearts full of evil, and that’s why they say things that are evil.

Proverbs 6:32

But a man who commits adultery is a fool. He brings about his own destruction.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of good people are like a spring of fresh water, but the words of the wicked only hide their violent plans.

Proverbs 1:32

“Fools die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are content to follow their foolish ways, and that will destroy them.

Proverbs 5:2

Remember to live wisely, and what you learn will keep your lips from saying the wrong thing.

Proverbs 15:7

Wise people say things that give you new knowledge, but fools say nothing worth hearing.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words from the wise are like sharp goads. When these sayings are written down and saved, they can be used to guide people, just as a shepherd uses a sharp stick to make his sheep go the right way.

Isaiah 5:13

My people don’t really know God. So they will be captured and taken away. Everyone, the respected leaders and the common people as well, will be hungry and thirsty.