Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
Young's Literal Translation
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] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.
22The blessing of Jehovah — it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
Cross References
Job 23:12The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
Proverbs 1:31And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.
Proverbs 5:2To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.
Proverbs 5:23He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!
Proverbs 15:4A healed tongue [is] a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach 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 →