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Proverbs 10:21
21The teaching of righteous people will help many people. But foolish people die because they are so stupid.
Proverbs 10:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
- New International Version (NIV)The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.
Context of Proverbs 10:21
19If you talk too much, you will soon do something wrong. But if you are wise, you will stop talking. 20The words of righteous people are as valuable as the best silver. But the thoughts of wicked people are useless. The teaching of righteous people will help many people. But foolish people die because they are so stupid. 22If the Lord blesses you, you are really rich. Hard work will not make you any richer. 23A foolish person is happy when he does wicked things. But a wise person enjoys doing things that are right.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:21 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י צַ֭דִּיק יִרְע֣וּ רַבִּ֑ים וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים בַּחֲסַר־לֵ֥ב יָמֽוּתוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:21
- Proverbs 12:18If you speak in a careless way, you may hurt other people. But when wise people speak, it makes people feel well.
- Proverbs 15:4Kind words are like the fruit of a tree that gives life. But words that are not honest make people sad and weak.
- Job 4:3Listen! You have taught many people. You have helped weak people to be strong.
- Job 23:12I have been careful to obey his commands. His words are more important to me than my food.
- Job 29:21People waited patiently to hear to my advice. They listened carefully to what I said.
- Psalms 37:30Righteous people speak wise words. What they say brings justice.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9The Teacher was wise man. He also taught the people to understand things. He studied many proverbs and he wrote them down carefully.
- Jeremiah 3:15I will give you leaders who will serve me faithfully. They will take care of you like shepherds. They will be wise and they will lead you well.
- Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me, I took them into me like sweet food. I belong to you, Lord, God Almighty, so your words made me very happy.
- John 21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these other disciples love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’
- 1 Peter 5:2Watch over the group of believers that God has given to you. Be like a shepherd that takes care of his sheep. Lead them well because you want to do it. Do not do it just because you have to do it. Do it in the way that God wants for you. Do not be a leader because you want to receive money for yourself. Instead, do it because you want to help people.
- Proverbs 1:29They have refused to learn what is right. They have refused to respect the Lord.
- Proverbs 5:12You will say, ‘I should have listened when people warned me that I was doing bad things.
- Hosea 4:6The people do not know me. Because of that, they will come to an end. You refuse to respect my authority, so I will remove you as my priests. You refuse to obey the law of your God, so I will refuse to accept your children as my priests.
- Matthew 13:19Some people hear the message about God's kingdom but they do not understand it. Satan comes and he quickly takes the message away from their minds. The seeds that fell on the path show what those people are like.
- John 3:19God's Son has brought light into the world. But some people did not love the light. They loved the dark instead. That was because they were doing evil things. That is why God has decided to punish those people.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Feed - The Hebrew word, like ́ poimainein includes the idea of guiding as well as nourishing; doing a shepherd‘s work in both. For want of wisdom - Some prefer, through him who wanteth understanding, referring to a person. The wise guides others to safety; the fool, empty-headed, and empty-hearted, involves others like himself in destruction.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-21Verses 20-21 The tongue of the just is sincere, freed from the dross of guile and evil design. Pious discourse is spiritual food to the needy. Fools die for want of a heart, so the word is; for want of thought.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Fools not only fail to benefit others, as do the righteous, but procure their own ruin (compare Pr 10:11, 17; Ho 4:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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