Proverbs 16:22
The welle of lijf is the lernyng of him that weldith; the techyng of foolis is foli.
Bible (Wycliffe)
In The King James Version
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
In Context
23The herte of a wijs man schal teche his mouth; and schal encreesse grace to hise lippis.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11The veyne of lijf is the mouth of a iust man; but the mouth of wickid men hilith wickidnesse.
Proverbs 14:27The drede of the Lord is a welle of lijf; that it bowe awei fro the fallyng of deth.
Proverbs 15:28The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a fool is defoulyng of hym; and hise lippis ben the fallynge of his soule.
Matthew 23:16Wo to you, blynde lederis, that seien, Who euer swerith bi the temple of God, it is `no thing; but he that swerith in the gold of the temple, is dettoure.
John 5:24Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that he that herith my word, and bileueth to hym that sente me, hath euerlastynge lijf, and he cometh not in to doom, but passith fro deeth in to lijf.