Proverbs 15:7
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.”Proverbs 15:7
What Does Proverbs 15:7 Mean?
Proverbs 15:7 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 4:29“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”Colossians 4:6“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”Psalms 37:30“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”Proverbs 10:11“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”Proverbs 12:18“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”Proverbs 16:21“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.”Proverbs 5:2“That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Matthew 13:52“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”Deuteronomy 6:7“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”Proverbs 10:13“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”Proverbs 10:20“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”Proverbs 20:15“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”Proverbs 22:18“For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.”James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Job 4:3“Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.”Job 33:3“My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.”Psalms 45:2“Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.”Psalms 51:13“Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.”Psalms 71:15“My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.”
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