Proverbs 16:22

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 15:2

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

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise of heart is called perceptive, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 16:23

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

Proverbs 18:4

The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their ruin, and their lips a snare to themselves.

Proverbs 3:22

and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

Matthew 15:14

Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”

John 5:24

Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

John 6:63

It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

John 6:68

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.