Proverbs 10:21 · KJV
“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}”
— Proverbs 10:21
The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the heart of the wicked {is} little worth.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10 — Context
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips {is} wise.
20The tongue of the just {is as} choice silver: the heart of the wicked {is} little worth.
21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}
22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23{It is} as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Cross References
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. {destroyed: Heb. cut off}
Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?
Proverbs 1:29
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Job 4:3-4
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Ecclesiastes 12:9-10
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, {and} set in order many proverbs. {moreover...: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc}
Matthew 13:19
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth {it} not, then cometh the wicked {one}, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Proverbs 15:4
A wholesome tongue {is} a tree of life: but perverseness therein {is} a breach in the spirit. {A wholesome...: Heb. The healing of the tongue}
Job 29:21-22
Unto me {men} gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.