Proverbs 15:7

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

My lips will tell about all the laws you have spoken.

Psalm 37:30

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

Psalm 45:2

You are more handsome than anyone, and you are an excellent speaker, so God has blessed you forever.

Proverbs 15:2

Wise people use knowledge when they speak, but fools pour out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:6

Much wealth is in the houses of good people, but evil people get nothing but trouble.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the sacrifice that the wicked offer, but he likes the prayers of honest people.

Proverbs 16:23

Wise people’s minds tell them what to say, and that helps them be better teachers.

Proverbs 5:2

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.

Song of Solomon 4:11

My bride, your lips drip honey; honey and milk are under your tongue. Your clothes smell like the cedars of Lebanon.

Matthew 10:27

I tell you these things in the dark, but I want you to tell them in the light. What you hear whispered in your ear you should shout from the housetops.

Matthew 12:34

You snakes! You are evil people, so how can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.

Mark 16:15

Jesus said to his followers, “Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.

Ephesians 4:29

When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you.

2 Timothy 2:2

You should teach people whom you can trust the things you and many others have heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others.

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a whole world of evil among the parts of our bodies. The tongue spreads its evil through the whole body. The tongue is set on fire by hell, and it starts a fire that influences all of life.