Proverbs 10:20

The Message

The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. God said, “I’ll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds—the works. I’m sorry I made them.”

Psalm 37:30

Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone, rolls virtue around on his tongue. His heart pumps God’s Word like blood through his veins; his feet are as sure as a cat’s.

Proverbs 12:18

Rash language cuts and maims, but there is healing in the words of the wise.

Proverbs 15:4

Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.

Proverbs 16:13

Good leaders cultivate honest speech; they love advisors who tell them the truth.

Proverbs 20:15

Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.

Jeremiah 17:9

“The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.” * * *