Proverbs 24:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Wise words are beyond fools’ reach, in the assembly they do not open their mouth;

Cross References

Job 31:21

If I have raised my hand against the innocent because I saw that I had supporters at the gate—

Job 5:4

May his children be far from safety; may they be crushed at the gate without a rescuer.

Psalm 10:5

Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore your judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them.

Psalm 127:5

Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver with them. He will never be shamed for he will destroy his foes at the gate.

Proverbs 14:6

The scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for the intelligent.

Proverbs 15:24

The path of life leads upward for the prudent, turning them from Sheol below.

Proverbs 17:16

Of what use is money in the hands of fools when they have no heart to acquire wisdom?

Proverbs 17:24

On the countenance of a discerning person is wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:7

Fine words ill fit a fool; how much more lying lips, a noble!

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;

Proverbs 28:5

The evil understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is prominent at the city gates as he sits with the elders of the land.

Isaiah 29:21

those who condemn with a mere word, Who ensnare the defender at the gate, and leave the just with an empty claim.

Isaiah 32:6

For the fool speaks folly, his heart plans evil: Godless actions, perverse speech against the Lord, Letting the hungry go empty and the thirsty without drink.

Amos 5:10

They hate those who reprove at the gate and abhor those who speak with integrity;

Amos 5:12

Yes, I know how many are your crimes, how grievous your sins: Oppressing the just, accepting bribes, turning away the needy at the gate.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and let justice prevail at the gate; Then it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will have pity on the remnant of Joseph.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural person does not accept what pertains to the Spirit of God, for to him it is foolishness, and he cannot understand it, because it is judged spiritually.