Proverbs 15:7

New International Version

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.

Psalm 37:30

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 15:6

The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 16:23

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.

Proverbs 5:2

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Ephesians 4:29

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

2 Timothy 2:2

And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.