Proverbs 15:7

New American Bible - revised edition

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of fools is not steadfast.

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I recite all the judgments you have spoken.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is right.

Psalm 45:2

My heart is stirred by a noble theme, as I sing my ode to the king. My tongue is the pen of a nimble scribe.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spews folly.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the just there are ample resources, but the harvest of the wicked is in peril.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise makes for eloquent speech, and increases the learning on their lips.

Proverbs 5:2

That you may act discreetly, and your lips guard what you know.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The wise heart turns to the right; the foolish heart to the left.

Song of Solomon 4:11

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

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.

Ephesians 4:29

No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

2 Timothy 2:2

And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. It exists among our members as a world of malice, defiling the whole body and setting the entire course of our lives on fire, itself set on fire by Gehenna.