Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
In Context
20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
22The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
Cross References
Job 23:12I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.
Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayst keep thoughts, and thy lips may preserve instruction. Mind not the deceit of a woman.
Proverbs 5:23He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.
Proverbs 15:4A peaceable tongue is a tree of life: but that which is immoderate, shall crush 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 →