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Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,

but not so the hearts of fools.

Proverbs 15:7 BSB

Proverbs 15:7 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 12:34 (5 votes) and Ephesians 4:29 (4 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Deuteronomy 6 to James 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 15:7 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Matthew 12:345 votes

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

  2. Ephesians 4:294 votes

    Let 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.

  3. Proverbs 10:20–213 votes

    The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

  4. James 3:63 votes

    The 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.

  5. Psalm 37:302 votes

    The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

  6. Psalm 45:22 votes

    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

  7. Psalm 51:13–152 votes

    Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You. Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. …

  8. Psalm 71:15–182 votes

    My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone. …

  9. Psalm 78:2–62 votes

    I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. …

  10. Psalm 119:132 votes

    With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.

  11. Ecclesiastes 12:9–102 votes
  12. Song of Solomon 4:112 votes
  13. Matthew 10:272 votes
  14. Matthew 28:18–202 votes
  15. Mark 16:152 votes
  16. Acts 18:9–102 votes
  17. Romans 10:14–172 votes
  18. Romans 15:18–212 votes
  19. 2 Timothy 2:21 vote

Which verses point to Proverbs 15:7?

The 10 strongest of 14.