Proverbs 29:20

The Message

Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:29

Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.

Proverbs 19:2

Ignorant zeal is worthless; haste makes waste.

Proverbs 21:5

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

Proverbs 26:12

See that man who thinks he’s so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool lets it all hang out; a sage quietly mulls it over.

Proverbs 29:19

It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.

Proverbs 29:21

If you let people treat you like a doormat, you’ll be quite forgotten in the end.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God’s in charge, not you—the less you speak, the better.

James 1:19

Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.