Proverbs 10:21

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. 21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

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Berean Standard Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
American Standard Version (1901)
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Bible in Basic English
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding.
Free Bible Version
Advice from good people helps feed many others, but stupid people die because they have no sense.
Geneva Bible 1599
The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
King James (Authorized) Version
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
One Unity Resource Bible
The lips of the upright feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Translation for Translators
What righteous people say [MTY] benefits many people, but foolish people die because of the stupid things that they do.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The lips of the righteous person nourish many, but fools die because of their lack of sense.
Noah Webster Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
World English Bible
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Young's Literal Translation
The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.