Proverbs 10:13

New King James Version

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.

Exodus 10:12

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land—all that the hail has left.”

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

Proverbs 17:10

Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Proverbs 6:32

Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; He who does so destroys his own soul.

Proverbs 7:22

Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,

Isaiah 50:4

“The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.

Luke 4:22

So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”