Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
In Context
20Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.
22The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
Cross References
Job 23:12The command of his lips, and would not go back, and, in my bosom, have I treasured the words of his lips.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
Proverbs 1:31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest preserve discretion,—and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.
Proverbs 5:23He, shall die, for lack of discipline, and, by the abounding of his perversity, shall he be lost.
Proverbs 15:4Gentleness of the tongue, is a tree of life, but, crookedness therein, a grievous wound in 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 →