Proverbs 10:21
The lips of a righteous man feeds many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
In Context
20The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.
22The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Cross References
Job 23:12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips, I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:2that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23He shall die for lack of instruction. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 15:4A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:21-22
20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. We are here taught how to value men, not by their wealth and preferment in the world, but by their virtue. I. Good men are good for something. Though they may be poor and low in the world, and may not have power and riches to do good with, yet, as long as they have a mouth to speak, that will make them valuable and useful, and upon that account we must… Read the whole commentary →