Proverbs 15:7

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the minds of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth.

Psalm 37:30

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 16:23

The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to their lips.

Proverbs 5:2

so that you may hold on to prudence, and your lips may guard knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

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

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips distill nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.

Matthew 10:27

What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.

2 Timothy 2:2

and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell.