Proverbs 10:21
The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
Bible (Bishops')
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 iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.
22The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:31Therfore shall they eate of the fruite of their owne way, and be fylled with their owne inuentions.
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23He shall dye without amendement, and for his great foolishnes he shall go astray.
Proverbs 15:4A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe: but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite.
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 →