Proverbs 10:21
The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
Cross References
Job 23:12Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.
Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.
Proverbs 5:2That thou maiest regarde counsell, and thy lippes obserue knowledge.
Proverbs 5:23Hee shall die for fault of instruction, and shall goe astray through his great follie.
Proverbs 15:4A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.
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 →