I have not departed from the commands from his lips; I have treasured the words from his mouth more than my daily food.
Proverbs 10:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The lips of the righteous feed many: But fools die for want of wisdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The lips of the [uncompromisingly] righteous feed and guide many, but fools die for want of understanding and heart. American Standard Version (1901) The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding. Common English Bible The lips of the righteous nourish many people, but fools who lack sense will die. Catholic Public Domain Version The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding. |
I have not departed from the commands from his lips; I have treasured the words from his mouth more than my daily food.
they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.
For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.
The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
and you will say, ‘How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction.
so that you may maintain discretion and your lips safeguard knowledge.
He will die because there is no discipline, and be lost because of his great stupidity.
The one who commits adultery lacks sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
The sayings of the wise are like cattle prods, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.
Therefore my people will go into exile because they lack knowledge; her dignitaries are starving, and her masses are parched with thirst.
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God of Armies.
I will give you shepherds who are loyal to me, , and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons.
A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.
And because they did not think it worth while to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly;