Proverbs 15:7

Tree of Life Version

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 119:13

With my lips I rehearse all the rulings of Your mouth.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom and his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 45:2

My heart is stirred with a good word. I speak my verses to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.

Proverbs 15:6

The house of the righteous has great wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 16:23

A wise man’s heart teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 5:2

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

The heart of the wise is to his right, and the heart of the fool is to his left.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Your lips, my bride, drip honey from the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The scent of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear in your ear, proclaim from the housetops!

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you who are evil say anything good? For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

Mark 16:15

He told them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Good News to every creature.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.

2 Timothy 2:2

And what you have heard from me among many witnesses, entrust to faithful people who will be capable to teach others also.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is a world of evil placed among our body parts. It pollutes the whole body and sets on fire the course of life—and is set on fire by Gehenna.