Proverbs 10:21

New Century Version

Good people’s words will help many others, but fools will die because they don’t have wisdom.

Cross References

Job 23:12

I have never left the commands he has spoken; I have treasured his words more than my own.

Psalm 37:30

Good people speak with wisdom, and they say what is fair.

Proverbs 1:29

It is because you rejected knowledge and did not choose to respect the Lord.

Proverbs 1:31

So you will get what you deserve; you will get what you planned for others.

Proverbs 1:32

Fools will die because they refuse to listen; they will be destroyed because they do not care.

Proverbs 10:11

The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water, but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.

Proverbs 12:18

Careless words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing.

Proverbs 15:4

As a tree gives fruit, healing words give life, but dishonest words crush the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

Wise people use their words to spread knowledge, but there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.

Proverbs 17:16

It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

Proverbs 5:12

Then you will say, “I hated being told what to do! I would not listen to correction!

Proverbs 5:2

Be careful to use good sense, and watch what you say.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die because he does not control himself, and he will be held captive by his foolishness.

Proverbs 6:32

A man who takes part in adultery has no sense; he will destroy himself.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

Words from wise people are like sharp sticks used to guide animals. They are like nails that have been driven in firmly. Altogether they are wise teachings that come from one Shepherd.

Isaiah 5:13

So my people will be captured and taken away, because they don’t really know me. All the great people will die of hunger, and the common people will die of thirst.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 3:15

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

Hosea 4:6

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

Matthew 12:35

Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.

Matthew 13:19

What is the seed that fell by the road? That seed is like the person who hears the message about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One comes and takes away what was planted in that person’s heart.

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 to do things they should not do.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd God’s flock, for whom you are responsible. Watch over them because you want to, not because you are forced. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.