Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.
The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.