Proverbs 20:15 · KJV
“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge {are} a precious jewel.”
— Proverbs 20:15
{It is} naught, {it is} naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Take his garment that is surety {for} a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 20 — Context
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, {and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14{It is} naught, {it is} naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge {are} a precious jewel.
16Take his garment that is surety {for} a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
17Bread of deceit {is} sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. {deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood}
Cross References
Proverbs 25:12
{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom {is} better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Romans 10:14-15
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish {doeth} not so.
Proverbs 3:15
She {is} more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Ecclesiastes 12:9-11
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}