Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Berean Standard Bible
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 righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Cross References
Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 5:2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes 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 →