Proverbs 10:13
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13 On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.(A)
Proverbs 26:3
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.(A)
Isaiah 50:4
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4 The Lord God has given me
a trained tongue,[a]
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens,
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.(A)
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- 50.4 Cn: Heb of those who are taught
Proverbs 6:32
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32 But he who commits adultery has no sense;
he who does it destroys himself.(A)
Luke 4:22
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22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”(A)
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Proverbs 27:22
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22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.(A)
Proverbs 20:15
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15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Punishments are prepared for scoffers
and flogging for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 15:23
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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!(A)
Proverbs 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the minds of fools.
Proverbs 10:31
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31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.(A)
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:10-11
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10 Whoever winks the eye causes trouble,
but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.[a](A)
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)
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- 10.10 Gk: Heb but one with foolish lips will come to ruin
Proverbs 7:22
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22 Right away he follows her
and goes like an ox to the slaughter
or bounds like a stag toward the trap[a]
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- 7.22 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 32:9
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9 Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.(A)
Exodus 10:12
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12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt, so that the locusts may come upon it and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.”(A)
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