Cross references
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 16:22 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 13:14 (6 votes) and Matthew 15:14 (5 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Job 6 to Colossians 4.
Which verses does Proverbs 16:22 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 13:146 votes
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- Matthew 15:145 votes
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
- John 5:245 votes
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- John 6:635 votes
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- Proverbs 10:114 votes
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 18:44 votes
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
- Proverbs 14:273 votes
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 15:23 votes
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:283 votes
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Matthew 23:16–263 votes
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? …
- John 6:683 votes
- Luke 6:39–402 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 16:22?
The 10 strongest of 15.