Proverbs 15:7

The wise spread knowledge with their lips, but the hearts of fools do not. Wisdom is shared; folly is barren.

Cross-references · 19

• Matt 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Eph 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
• Jas 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
• Prov 10:20–21The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
• Ps 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
• Ps 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
• Ps 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
• Ps 78:2–6I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
• Matt 10:27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
• Acts 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Matt 28:18–20Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• Ps 71:15–18My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
• Rom 15:18–21I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
• Eccl 12:9–10Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
• Rom 10:14–17How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
• Ps 51:13–15Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
• Song 4:11Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
• 2 Tim 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

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